Tie Guan Yin (Iron Buddha)

A Oolong Tea from

Rating

81 / 100

Calculated from 7 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Floral, Butter, Orchid
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Caffeine
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Typical Preparation
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Steep for 3 min, 30 sec
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8 Tasting Notes View all

“My last 5g of this is being lovingly steeped in my Gongfu. This is their Autumn pickings and shall be a lovely breakfast treat this morning. :)” Read full tasting note
“WOW! This is FUN!!!! It’s a Buttery Vegetable type smell BUT the taste is buttery THEN fruity and almost nutty. It has a sweet and buttery aftertaste. This is VERY smooth. As it cools a little I...” Read full tasting note
“I was excited to try this tea, as I love oolongs, but I have to admit, I was a tad disappointed. The steeped tea smells like steamed vegetables. My grandma said she could smell privet bushes in the...” Read full tasting note
“only the highest grade will do… smells like butter it does!” Read full tasting note

Description

This classic Tie Guan Yin produces a delicious, light-coloured, medium-bodied liquor. The first infusion combines toasty, floral notes with a touch of honey and becomes more fruity with successive infusions.

The dark, lightly oxidised green leaves are rolled into small tight fists. The liquor is amber-green with a smooth, heavy texture on the tongue. 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.

About Canton Tea Co

Canton Tea Co is a London-based tea company trading in high grade, whole leaf Chinese tea. We have exclusive access to some of the best jasmine, white, green, oolong, black and authentic puerh teas available. In our first year, we scooped Six Golds at the 2009 Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards. Our Jasmine Pearls won the top three star gold award, endorsing it as the best available in the UK.

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