Tie Guan Yin leaf processed as Da Hong Pao. A unique Tie Guan Yin and so I am proud to work with someone in the Czech Republic to be the only one selling this tea in Europe. The maker started making this tea again in 2022 and now found it ready to sell.
It is a forgotten tea, in the past Tie Guan Yin was often processed in this form. The beauty is that you really have a combination of the oxidation and roasting over charcoal and the character of the Tie Guan Yin leaf.
Tie Guan Yin is made from the most commonly used cultivar ‘Tie Guan Yin’. The tea has been oxidized longer, roasted and in this case over charcoal. It gives a deep flavor and aroma with the fieriness of the charcoal.
This Tie Guan Yin is made by the Lam family. They have a plantation in southern Fujian province in China. The plantation has an organic certificate. Traditionally I am used to Tie Guan Yin from the south, the one from the north tastes different. I myself am very happy with this Tie Guan Yin.
The tea is from the autumn harvest. Tie Guan Yin can be both very good when harvested in spring or autumn. A quote from the maker:"Tea from spring smells good, while tea from autumn tastes good". Tea plants of the Tie Guan Yin are replaced every few years because over time they grow less well and sprout less. On this plantation, this is done on a piece-by-piece basis so that the harvest can continue.
- Sourced: China (Xiping in Anxi, in southern Fujian)
- Growing altitude: 800 meters
- Natural farming
- Harvest, hand-picked (with a knife)
General information: Tie Guan Yin is one of the most famous teas from China. Basically, Tie Guan Yin is very fine in aroma and taste. There are so many flavor variations in its various grades that Tie Guan Yin alone is worth spending a lot of time on. You get a light, fine-drinking pleasant tea in return. See also the blog article: 'making Tie Guan Yin'.
