8 oz of Tie Guan Yin Oolong tea per box

Tie Guan Yin is a popular type of oolong tea. Oolong teas are semi-oxidized, which puts them in a category between green and black teas in flavor and appearance. The controlled level of oxidation creates a complex flavor profile.

Tie Guan Yin means “Iron Goddess of Mercy.” (In simplified Chinese, it is 铁观音, and tiěguānyīn in pinyin.) Tie Guan Yin is a variety of Chinese oolong tea that originated in the 19th century in Anxi in Fujian province.

Tie Guan Yin has a mellow taste, is fragrant in the mouth, and boasts a strong pleasant aroma. The color of the tea is translucent and shiny. The tea is strong, enabling you to brew it for a longer time.

Preparation Instructions:

1. Boil water. We recommend using spring water for better taste.

2. Add the tea leaves to a clay teapot, filling around 1 package or 8g of tea leaves.

3. Once the water is boiled, pour hot water into the teapot. At first, steep the tea for only three seconds, then pour the tea out.

4. Continue the process of steeping tea. As you steep the tea multiple times, the tea flavor becomes weaker. As the tea flavor lessens, increase the steeping time up to thirty seconds.

Note that this high-quality tea is very potent, and you only need to steep it for a short period of time. As you reach the final infusions, you can increase the time tea steeps in the boiled water. This tea can be steeped around 10-15 times, providing about 1 quart of tea in total.