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Commodity:Supreme Ti Kwan Yin Tea
Origin: Anxi County, Fujian Province
Standard: Low Pesticide Residue
Tea Varietal: Ti Kwan Yin Cultivar
Harvest Time: Early-May
Farming Methods: Biodynamic Farming
Production Methods: Plucking-drying-cooling-tossing-drying and oxidation-repeating drying and tossing-stopping oxidation-curling-drying-sorting and grading-packing)
Introduction:
Ti Kwan Yin Tea got its name from a kind of tea cultivar named Ti Kwan Yin (Iron Goddess of Mercy) which is an ideal material for making oolong tea. Grown in the An-xi region of Fujian province China, Ti Kwan Yin is the world's most renowned oolong tea. 10%-50%oxidation results in a tightly wound, uniform tea that is very dense, sage green in color and with what appears to be a light glazing of frost. The art of making Ti Kwan Yin is quite complicated, particularly as the tea nears completion. It is refired one final time at a very low temperature; at this point the most distinguishing feature of the tea (the light glazing of frost) appears.
Rank 3rd in Top Ten Famous Teas of China. Ti Kwan Yin Tea is so popular that it almost become the pronoun of the oolong tea. This kind of supreme Ti Kwan Yin is close to green tea, with only a little fermentation. Subsequently, it has a very flowery, delicate aroma without the green tea "grassiness" or astringency.
Other spellings and names include Ti Kuan Yin, Tit Kwun Yum, Ti Kwan Yin, Tie Guan Yin, Iron Buddha, Iron Goddess of Mercy, and Tea of the Iron Bodhisattva.
Brewing Instructions:
You can brew Ti Kwan Yin Tea in the casual way similar to that of brewing green tea except that you need to use water at around 100°C and remember This kind of supreme Ti Kwan Yin Tea can stand up for 5-6 brewings.
Flavor \taste note: Fragrant, smooth, complex with sweet aftertaste
Dried leaves:Green and tightly rolled in ball shape
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