Iron Guanyin Tea

But it has another name too.

Iron guanyin tea.

Guanyin is the goddess of mercy the chinese equivalent of buddhist deity avalokitesvara tibetan name chenrezig the lord of compassion and love. That there are just three tieguanyin roasters left in hong kong is according to yeung down to the toilsome production process. These two names are accurate. Medium oxidized oolongs were the preferred style in china s domestic tea market before the widespread popularity of low oxidized greener side oolongs.

Sure enough there was a tea tree shoot between two rocks. The tea is named after the chinese goddess of mercy guan yin who is known in japan as kannon and in korea as guam eum. It is a medium oxidized tieguanyin showing green and brown coloration on the leaves. 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.

It has many spellings. According to legend emperor qian long 1711 1799 was impressed with the tea s weight of iron and appearance of guan yin hence the name tie guan yin iron guan yin. This tea has the weight of iron and the appearance of goddess guanyin. The name of the chinese tea is translated in english as iron guan yin and sometimes as iron goddess of mercy.

Superior grade for the most discerning tea drinker. Guan yin is a female embodiment of avalokiteśvara bodhisattva. Honeysuckle orchid light banana cream with a gentle spinach and grass finish. The tea liquid is reddish brown.

Iron goddess is our traditional style chinese oolong. You may find it spelled differently such as ti kuan yin or ti kwan yin. These days this tea is generally only lightly oxidized making it closer to a green than a black tea. He took it home and planted it in an iron pot.

The name tie guan yin is chinese for iron goddess of mercy iron buddha or tea of the iron bodhisattva. Although this tea dates back to the 19th century during the qing dynasty today the anxi region still produces this tea. Our qing xiang tie guan yin is true anxi iron goddess made in the modern light qing xiang style. Tie guan yin iron goddess of mercy is a popular chinese oolong tea.

The tea tree shoot grew into a tea bush with excellent tea leaves. Muzha tieguanyin tea 木柵鉄観音 this traditional oolong is roasted and has a stronger taste and with roast nutty character. The farmers however have long been describing the shape of tie guan yin as dragonfly head and toad tail what a difference. It is also sometimes written as ti kuan or ti kwan.

Patrick yeung owner of fukien tea company and a tieguanyin tea expert explains the iron part of the name by its heaviness relative to other tea varieties.