Charcoal-baked Anxi Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea

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Rating

83 / 100

Calculated from 9 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Ingredients
Oolong Tea Leaves
Flavors
Caramel, Charcoal, Floral, Honey, Nuts, Soil, Tobacco, Char, Grass, Roasted, Sweet, Grapefruit, Marine, Salt, Smoke, Wood, Mineral, Nutty, Flowers
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Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 9 oz / 267 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 5 g of tea
Steep for 4 min, 15 sec
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12 Tasting Notes View all

“VERY different from green TGY I’ve had before. I understand why people love TGY, and why some insist it be made in the traditional way (charcoal-roasted). Definitely fills a gap for me between...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown (378) This tea sample is best before 06/25/2017. Oops. As it is, it is not for me. A little smokey and a lot floral. Not to my tastes but I am grateful to Angel from Teavivre for the chance...” Read full tasting note
“One of the few teas from Teavivre I did not care much about. The roast is pretty strong and as a result the taste of Tie Guan Yin is mostly overpowered. The taste of char, malt, some floral...” Read full tasting note
“Apologies in advance: this note contains references to decay and cremation (TW). If you’re not into that or are currently enjoying delicious food, please skip on over. Nope. Roasted oolong is not...” Read full tasting note

Description

Production area: Anxi, Fujian

Dry leaf: Tightly twisted, neat, black green in color.

Aroma: Charcoal baked aroma mixed with a bit of sea sedge notes.

Liquor color: Clear golden yellow with slight red hue.

Mouthfeel: Balanced, smooth, lighted charcoal baked flavor with gently flowery flavor

Tea species: Zheng Cong Tie Guan Yin tree

Tea garden: Long Juan stream tea garden

Baking temperature: Lightly roasted with charcoal fire for 3 hours at the temperature of 100℃.

The perfect combination of charcoal baked flavor and faint flower scent make this tea is ideal for those coffee or fresh-scent TGY lovers who want to try a new taste of oolong tea.

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