Anxi "Hairy Crab" Mao Xie Fujian Oolong Tea * Spring 2016

A Oolong Tea from

Rating

82 / 100

Calculated from 2 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Do you recommend this tea?
Recommend to Facebook friends
Tweet this tea on Twitter
Ingredients
Oolong Tea
Flavors
Floral, Sweet, Vegetal, Autumn Leaf Pile, Ocean Air, Seaweed, Tannin, Tea, Toasted, Absinthe, Flowers
Sold in
Bulk, Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 226 oz / 6671 ml of water
Set water temperature to 190 °F / 87 °C
Use 4 g of tea
Steep for 6 min, 0 sec
Join the largest Community of Tea Experts
Review this tea
Save to your wishlist
Add to your cupboard
Edit tea info

3 Tasting Notes View all

“It looks like I’m having an oolong day. The looseleaf is made up a really pretty rolled balls of emerald green and a few little bits of orange. Steeped a long time, but in cool water (650 mL 70 *C...” Read full tasting note
“A nice happy medium of an oolong. It’s a little toasty and a little floral and a little sweet.” Read full tasting note

Description

Mao Xie aka “Hairy Crab” is a type of Anxi oolong tea that grows in many places in Anxi county of Fujian. Mao Xie means literally “Hair of the Crab” and refers to the hairs on the tea leaves that break off when brewed and float on the top of your cup. Mao Xie has got a thicker and sweeter taste than its more floral counterpart Tie Guan Yin.

Our Mao Xie Oolong is the highest grade normally available.

Spring 2016 Harvest

Gan De Village in Anxi County

About Yunnan Sourcing

Company description not available.

Teas Similar to Anxi "Hairy Crab" Mao Xie Fujian Oolong Tea * Spring 2016

Recommended Teas to Try