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Ti Kuan Yin - Iron Goddess Oolong from Grey's Teas

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Ti Kuan Yin - Iron Goddess Oolong

Oolong Tea by Grey's Teas

Ti Kuan Yin, Iron Goddess of Mercy, appeared in a dream to a devout farmer instructing him to look in a cave for a treasure which he should both take good care of and share. On finding a tiny tea sprout, he planted it and in due course produced an unusually fragrant and flavourful tea. This famous, top notch China oolong brews a sweetly fragrant, silky textured cup of tea which goes extremely well with even strongly flavoured foods.

6 Tasting Notes

elwood el
67
cuppa_fox
83

Been a while since I’ve had this but remember it as a very fine oolong. Delicate but complex.

Grinnyguy
Grinnyguy 4 tasting notes

I decided having only one oolong in my cupboard was a shame, so bought this because of its wonderful name!! I do enjoy a nice cup of oolong… I still think you have to drink at least a couple of cups of oolong to enjoy it as much as possible, very nice savoury tea

For the first time in weeks I have got a few hours spare to tidy my room, listen to some music I have bought recently (ska music today) and drink my way through a pot or so of tea. You can’t go wrong with this tea. I left it brewing far longer than I normally would, and it still tastes wonderful. I love afternoons like this, in their understated way

The leaves in this are enormous. I just threw a few into the bottom of a cup rather than using a strainer, and they have opened up fully. Leaves are several centimetres long and it looks like some weeds are growing in the bottom of my cup

Smells much nice than my other oolong, but then it’s much more expensive too – I have been introducing people to it because they all love its name!

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