Tie Guan Yin · Iron Goddess of Mercy

Anxi’s celebrated ‘Iron Goddess’ oolong — tightly rolled leaves that open over many steeps, orchid-floral and creamy with a lingering finish.

TypeOolong tea

CharacterFloral · Creamy · Honeyed

Brew90–95°C · 1–3 minre-steep many times

CultureChina

The Story

What’s In a Leaf

From Anxi county in Fujian, Tie Guan Yin — ‘Iron Goddess of Mercy’ — is one of China’s most beloved oolongs, named for the bodhisattva Guanyin and wrapped in the legend of a farmer rewarded for tending her temple. It takes more than a dozen careful steps to make.

Oolong sits exactly between green and black, and Tie Guan Yin shows why: tightly rolled leaves that open slowly in the pot, giving an orchid-floral aroma, a smooth creamy body and a toasted, nutty depth that shifts with every infusion. A tea that rewards curiosity, attention and repeated steeps.

Tasting Notes

Floral
Creamy
Nutty

Ingredient

100% Tie Guan Yin oolong tea

Best Enjoyed

Plain, in small cups — re-steep the same leaves several times and watch the rolled pellets slowly open, round after round

The Ritual

How to Brew

Oolong is made to be re-steeped — more leaf, hot water, short steeps, and it gives you cup after cup.

Water90–95°C — hot, just short of a rolling boilOolong likes heat to release its aroma.

LeafA heaped spoon of rolled leaf, covering the pot baseThe tight pellets open over several steeps — use more leaf, shorter times.

TimeAbout 1 minute, a little longer each roundRe-steep the same leaves several times — one measure gives many cups, each a little different.

Best plain, in small cups. Use short steeps and re-steep the same leaves several times — the flavor shifts a little with every round.

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