Tie Guan Yin tea is a slightly fermented tea, that sits between highly fermented black teas and unfermented green and white teas. This allows it to combine the best of both worlds – the great floral taste and aroma of black teas with all the health benefits of green and white teas.
During production it is hand rolled into small, compact leaf balls. This is where it gets it’s name –Tieguanyin means “iron” in Chinese, because when you drop the tea into a pot or cup it pings just an small iron ball when it hits the bottom.
TeaVivre is proud to be able to bring you this tea. The quality of this tea, combined with its unbeatable price, make it the perfect tea to drink everyday.
Brief Health Info
Tie Guan Yin tea is the premium form of Chinese Oolong teas. Being lightly fermented, these teas are high amino acids, vitamins, polyphenols and antioxidants. These combine into a tea that reduces cholesterol and helps reduce hardening of the arteries, and so can help reduce risks of heart attacks. The antioxidants it contains can also help guard against some forms of cancer, and also help fight the affects of aging and bacterial infections.
For more information on the remarkable health benefits of TeaVivre's Oolong Teas, see our article on Tea Health benefit.
How to Make Tea
When brewing Tie Guan Yin tea, use water around 212ºF (100ºC) and infuse the tea for 1-3 minutes. This particular Ti Kuan Yin can typically be brewed for 7 infusions.
For more information on some of the skills and arts of brewing tea, check out our article on How To Make Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea
Where is this Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea produced
Anxi, which is famed in Fujian China for producing the best Tie Guan Yin teas, and is in an area with a mix of mountains, forests, small creeks and quality tea gardens. As the origin of Tie Guan Yin, the tea producers in this area strongly recognise the importance of the ecology to their tea, and work hard to preserve both the local tea culture and natural environment.
About Tea Farmers
Mr. Lin Xingbiao has been a professional tea farmer for thirty years. Born in a traditional tea family, he was deeply influenced by his family and built his own tea factory in 1966. With the gradual growth of his factory, he is trying to seek the common development between enterprise and tea farmers.
He thinks that the most challengeable factor is the weather. If tea leaves suffered from bad weather, the yield would be reduced and the quality would not reach the standard.
If tea leaves suffered from cold weather, straws would be used to cover them and protect them from being frosted. This is what Mr. Lin gets from his experience over the years.
Scenery for origin product place
Therefore, the first priority is to strictly control product quality and ensure its reputation. Mr. Lin, together with his tea factory, will continue to provide high-quality tea leaves and regularly increase the number of tea factory which provides the healthy and natural tea beverage for the public.
History
Ti Kuan Yin is the highest quality form of Oolong Chinese tea. Oolong teas were first developed during the early 1700's in the Anxi, Fujian area of China. As a cross between non fermented green and white teas, and the fully fermented black teas, that combines the best of both in a single tea, Oolong teas quickly became popular all through eastern China and Taiwan. In the early 1970's Oolong Tea became widely popular in Japan, and from their spread to the rest of the world. Anxi, the home of Oolong tea's, still produces the finest Oolong teas.
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This tea was love with first sip. It is vegetal with a floral background, very flavorful and strong. So far I have only gone to 2 steeps, but the 2nd was just as strong as the first. Very smooth, no bitterness, very flavorful. Recommend.
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Dry Leaf: Has a sweet and vegetal aroma.
Wet Leaf: The vegetal aroma is more dominant but the sweet aroma is still in the background.
Liquor: Has a pale yellowish color nice brightness and good clarity.
Taste: This tea has a smooth crisp and clean floral and vegetal flavor with some sweetness. The broth seemed rich in texture in the mouth too.
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Very good for my first Tie Guan Yin. It was buttery like the milk oolongs I have tried, and lightly floral. The liquor feels heavy in the mouth. I am sure it is part of the magic of tea. I really enjoyed this without additions. The leaves brewed up huge and bright green. The liquor was pale yellow with a hint of green. Really a great tea.
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This is an amazing tea. I have made a total of six steeps now in my gong fu set and each was so good. The first steeps were reminiscent of buttered vegetables and the final steeps have a lingering, soothing mineral or mint/camphor quality that feels as if it coats the throat like licorice root does in tisanes and teas. There is also a nutty taste. This is a truly beautiful tea to experience!
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This TGY is really something. Liquor is bright and crisp and taste and aroma goes almost beyond my comprehention. It has a nice "green" note and senses explode as the liquor touches the tongue. It's heavy and moistening. Throughout infusions some new notes arise, like steamed vegetables and sweetpeas. And it really has a long and enjoyable sweet and nutty aftertaste. I enjoyed good 5 steeps with this one.
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A little bit blossoms into large leaves that yield an excellent, rich tea. It is a great value as well as a premium tea.
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Wow!!! This is great tea. I keep coming back to this one. Thanks for such great quality!!!
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Very "green" scent accompanied with a sweet flowery aroma. Tightly packed pellets explode into a dense green tangle of leaves. Stands up extremely well a second brewing. Will not turn bitter despite any abuse inflicted during preparation. Uniquely refreshing.
Slightly less potent than the organic version - just enough so that one can tell the two apart.
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Very "green" scent accompanied with a sweet flowery aroma. Tightly packed pellets explode into a dense green tangle of leaves. Stands up extremely well a second brewing. Will not turn bitter despite any abuse inflicted during preparation. Uniquely refreshing.
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My fave tea so far.
It smells like heaven and the flavour is great! Perefect before going to bed ...
As usual it comes with a perfect packaging and amazing service. Its a pleasure to buy here.