- Produced in Lishan(梨山), Taizhong, Taiwan
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Harvest Time: April 28, 2016
- A wild kind of Tie Guanyin
- The degree of fermentation is 100%
- Evenly and tightly rolled tea leaves
- Orange Red color when brewed
- Baked Taste with a smoothly and soft flavor
- Low caffeine (less than 10% of a cup of coffee)
Using Taiwan autumn tea as material, this Monkey Picked Tie Guanyin carefully selected by Tealicious is baked slowly by soft fire (the baking process falls into three steps and every step lasts two minutes). The degree of fermentation is 100 percent so that the dried tea can keep a long-lasting fragrance. After brewing, the smell of honey peach and the baked flavor can be perfectly appreciated and the beverage tastes gorgeously smooth.
Legend has it that the cliff is too abrupt for people to pick the Oolong tea leaves. Therefore, monkey is trained to climb the cliff and help tea farmers pick the Oolong tea leaves. Another saying goes that tea farmers need to tie a rope around the waist during the process of picking, just like a monkey. Hence obtains its name.
Recommend Brewing Method
212℉ / 100℃
Use 3 Teaspoons / 5 Grams Tea
Brewing time : 3 - 5 mins
Glass tea cup : Glass Tea Mug with Infuser
212℉ / 100℃
Use 7 Grams Tea
7 steeps : rinse,25s,35s,45s,55s,65s,75s,85s
Gaiwan : Double Blue Lines Gaiwan - 110 ml
With a strong and long-lasting fragrance, this Monkey Picked TieBlack Tea Guanyin smells fresh and tender. When you brew it, it tastes gorgeously smooth with clean refreshing finish. The tea leaves turn soft because its degree of fermentation is 100 percent. You had better drink it one hour after meals, for it is quite good for digestion.
Brief Health Info
The substance in the tea helps to prevent the decaying of teeth and halting the plaque build-up and also reduce the growth of glucosyltransferase. Monkey Picked Tie Guanyin contains lots of vitamins. Vitamin A can prevent from scurvy; Vitamin B can help digestion; Vitamin C can enhance immunity; Vitamin E can resist aging. As the saying goes that rarity enhances value, you will benefit a lot from drinking a cup of it every day.
Where is this Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea produced
The carefully selected Tie Guanyin is from Li Mountain in Taiwan. The tea trees grow on the cliff in Li Mountain, which is located in Taizhong, Taiwan. At an altitude of 2000 meters, the alpine region is the highest tea producing area in Taiwan. The growing environment is of pollution-free and clean, since the mountain is covered by virgin forests. Owing to the large temperature difference between morning and evening, short duration of sunshine, cloud and mist throughout the year, the tea leaves are thick and smooth. They are high-quality raw materials for tea producing.