Anxi Tie Guan Yin, Intensely Floral with Honey-Appricot Taste | Iron Buddha, Autumn 2023, Fujian, Anxi

Description

ORIGIN & HARVEST TIME

Anxi, Fujian, China, 2023 Autumn

CHARACTER

Powerful, floral, sweet-vegetal Tie Guanyin, with a penetrating aroma. I’s essential to highlight the honey-butter notes and the taste of sweet apricots. An intense Tie Guan Yin, with beautiful, emerald green leaves that have been meticulously processed.

Tie Guan Yin is the most famous, premium-grade, turquoise-green Chinese oolong tea. According to legend, a leader named Wang discovered the original bushes in the Xiping district, Fujian, near the Guanyin rock. He brought the bushes home to cultivate them. Once, when he visited the emperor, he presented him with the tea, which the emperor enjoyed with great delight. The tea was named Guanyin tea after its first discovery site.

BENEFITS

Floral aroma, Sweet, Premium quality, Historical, Not sensitive, Takes boiling water too, Refreshing, Refined, Long lasting

STRENGTH-CAFF: 5/10

DOSAGE & BREWING GUIDELINE

A) Traditional way in a gaiwan/clay teapot: 3-5 grams + 150-200 ml water. According to the Gongfucha, brew several times at 95°C, for 20 seconds. / 12 inf.

B) Western brewing: 3-5 grams + 300-500 ml water.  Infuse with 95 C° water 2-3 times, for  1-2 minutes. / 3 inf.

BACKGROUND

Guanyin, derived from the Sanskrit Avalokitesvara, is the third and most popular deity in the Chinese Buddhist pantheon. Revered in China as the goddess of kindness and virtue, she holds a role akin to Virgin Mary in Christian traditions. Worship extends to Korea, Japan, and Tibet. Often depicted as a female figure, Guanyin is believed to rescue people from troubles, promote fertility, aid in childbirth, and protect women.Originally portrayed as a male warrior, the female depiction gained prevalence from the 14th century onward. Variations include four-armed, eight-armed, eleven-faced, and thousand-armed forms.

Common attributes include a vase with willow branches (symbolizing rescue), a book, a reader, a pilgrim’s staff, a trident rake, and a tiger skin skirt (symbolizing fearlessness). Thousand-armed depictions show eyes in each hand, representing her ability to perceive suffering across countless worlds and offer assistance.