Tieguanyin Tea Taste

Full balanced slightly floral flavor with a sweet long lasting finish and velvety texture.

Tieguanyin tea taste. The brewed leaves are smooth and the surface is undulating like a wave. Often has hints of stone fruit caramel or chestnut. After steeping the tea leaves will unfurl and release its amazing aroma and flavor. Tieguanyin tea is an oolong tea from china.

The unroasted will taste a little grassy or vegetal. Scientists found that the tieguanyin tea plant s succulent leaves contain the highest level of aromatic substances especially at low to medium temperature. In taiwan the name iron goddess tea is also used to describe a type of oolong tea that is roasted using the iron goddess tea method regardless of the type of tea leaves used. Your second oolong almost certainly was roasted as they are fairly dark when roasted and quite green when unroasted.

I think there are two basic types of tieguanyin unroasted and roasted. Tieguanyin oolong tea leaves are often rolled into tightly packed tea balls or pellets. The taste is between green tea and black tea fresh and lightly sweet. Tastes a bit like a best tea house tieguanyin.

This oolong is tightly rolled and features a brightly floral aroma and sweet aftertaste that lingers for minutes. The petiole is wide fat and thick and the peduncle is glossy and red. This varietal is characterized by a peach leaf shape that features a tilted tip and a pink center. Roasted oolongs often have what is described as a roasted barley taste.

Before we used coal to roast the tea and this took about 20 hours. The tea is rounder and smoother than a new tieguanyin but i think this was probably stored in more air tight conditions i know the best tea house usually stores theirs in extremely well sealed containers. An all time favorite of chinese oolong tea lovers. The tea is surprisingly still a bit bitter and the roasty taste is quite present.

Muzha tieguanyin tea 木柵鉄観音 this traditional oolong is roasted and has a stronger taste and with roast nutty character. The color is golden or orange. This tea is now also produced in nantou taiwan among other regions. Poets of the middle kingdom have described this premium tea for its purifying taste bringing you into a peaceful meditative state of mind.

The brewed tea ranges from a light gold to a jade green. The tea is made from a special varietal of the tea plant. Therefore taiwanese iron goddess tea could be made with iron goddess tea leaves or without. A chinese study offers an insight into why it is so special.

The tea liquid is reddish brown. This beautiful emerald green tea is named after the chinese goddess of mercy guan yin. Apart from the traditional tea houses you can also find tieguanyin tea from large bubble tea chains worldwide. People who are long time tea drinkers usually like the darker variety says yeung.