Chuan Tong Tie Guan Yin4CAC Harvest: Autumm 2020
Origin: China / Fujian / Anxi / Bijiashan
Height: 700 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Hong Xin Tie Guan Yin
Chuantong Tieguanyin means traditional Tieguanyin and is a genuine, original classic Tieguanyin, produced on Mount Bijiashan, in the south west of the city of Anxi.This tea has been produced traditionally, and contrary to modern Tieguanyin it has been wilted for a longer period, oxidised at room temperature, and the red rims of the leaves that result from the oxidation (Hongbian) have not been removed. Then the tea has been shaped into semi-lumps (Ban Qiu Xing) and moderately roasted. Replaces Tan Bei Tie Guan Yin.This tea is an attempt to approximate the Anxi Tieguanyin before they were made very green.The tea plant variety Tieguanyin is named after Guanyin (in India: Avalokiteshvara), hence in the west this tea is sometimes also called Iron Buddha of compassion, as the name would be translated.
Character:
A tea that is very intense and lingers long after being drunk, a tea for a hot summers day, lush, fruity, herbal and aromatic, warm and full.
Category:
An Xi Tie Guan Yin The An Xi Tie Guan Yin are a type of Minnan Wulong, made from the Tieguanyin variety. This varietal is named after Guanyin (in India: Avalokiteschvara), hence in the west this tea is sometimes also called Iron Buddha of compassion, as the name would translate. These teas are produced in the same fashion as other Minnan Wulong: Most are produced in a very green manner, and the oxidation takes place in rooms chilled by air conditioning. Usually, the leaves are put into a bag after the oxidation and hit against the ground, in order to remove the traces of the oxidation from the edges of the leaves. The leaves are then alternately fired in heated turning drums and formed to little lumps by putting them into bags on rolling machines. Finally, the teas are dried by hot air in the oven. Note that the traditional way of producing this type of tea includes a longer phase of wilting as well as a longer and non-chilled oxidation as well as roasting. An Xi Tie Guan Yin are subtle and simultaneously very aromatic.
Storage:
This tea was produced in a relatively green manner, but sufficienty oxidised and then roasted, it can thus be kept at room temperature and even be aged.
