Iron Buddha Oolong Tea | Tie Guan Yin Wu Long
Iron Buddha Oolong Tea | Tie Guan Yin Wu Long
Other names: Tie Kuan Yin, Anxi Tie Guan Yin, Iron Goddess of Mercy
One of the best known oolongs and popular all over China, Tie Guan Yin is a lightly roasted rolled oolong that makes a perfect introduction to this category of teas.
Our Buyer’s notes
“This Tie Guan Yin shows a good balance of floral and fruit flavours. A great everyday oolong”
Read more about Iron Buddha oolong tea in Canton Tea School
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Range |
Everyday |
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Country |
China |
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Origin |
Xi Ping Village, Anxi County, Fujian province. |
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Harvest Date |
Autumn 2009 |
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Leaf Appearance |
The dark, lightly oxidised green leaves are rolled into small tight fists. |
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Aroma |
Cream and caramel, becoming sweeter through successive infusions. |
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Liquor |
The liquor is amber-green with a smooth texture on the tongue |
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Tasting Notes |
The flowery and fruity profile of this tea has a touch of honey and at first releases the pleasant orchid notes - after a couple of brews it yields the soft fruitier notes and has a sweet long lasting after taste. |
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Quick Brewing Instructions |
2 tsp per cup (200ml); water temperature 90°C (194°F): infuse 2-3 mins
Read more in Canton Tea School.
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8/10 In addition to the prominent flowery flavor, there was also an unexpected creaminess present. It is not that the tea's texture was creamy but rather that there was this buttery-like flavor that gave the impression of a creamy tea.
What Canton Tea Co’s tie guan yin has going for it is a kind of imprecise complexity, and toastiness
Customer Reviews
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This tea is pretty great Review by Bob
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Yeah man I been drinking this like a week or something now along with some pu-erh and also some green tea and jasmine tea and also some more green tea and some white tea, it is all pretty great. I dropped coffee like two weeks ago or something and since have been way more chill etc. so I don't know if it is because I don't drink coffee anymore or because of the tea making me more chill but either way it is pretty great. This oolong is basically pretty great, I have been drinking a lot of it in my little tea infuser and even though everybody at work thinks I am a little strange because I got this weird little teapot with a thing in it that has a button on it, it is not so bad because I get to drink really nice tea. I also got some of those little cups without handles that look like little bowls so I can have little cups of tea and feel very traditional which is also pretty great. I only put a little bit of tea in and it puffs up as it soaks up the water and you get lots of nice delicate flavours out of it each time you brew it, I think it is basically a pretty great tea. I brew it for like 2 minutes at like 80 degrees or something and then pour it into my little cups and sip it several times each day, I am very happy with it. (Posted on 11/08/2010)
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Lovely Iron Goddess has replaced my morning coffee Review by TRisky
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I tried the Iron Goddess a week ago, and it was lovely; light and creamy. The second brew was richer in flavour but equally creamy and not at all bitterand I find that I am enjoying each subsequent cup more and more. In fact my obligatory morning coffee has all but been replaced by this lovely tea and I also like to drink it before I go to bed. I am looking forward to trying the tasters. (Posted on 11/08/2010)