Competition Grade Tie Guan Yin Oolong tea of Gande Village from Yunnan Sourcing

Competition Grade Tie Guan Yin Oolong tea of Gande Village

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
Oolong Tea
Flavors
Cauliflower, Chicken Soup, Creamy, Floral, Juicy, Kale, Mineral, Smooth, Spices, Spinach, Vegetal, Apple, Apricot, Bread, Butter, Citrus, Cream, Custard, Gardenias, Grapefruit, Grass, Herbaceous, Honey, Honeysuckle, Lemon, Melon, Metallic, Orange, Orchid, Parsley, Peach, Peas, Pleasantly Sour, Umami, Violet, Zucchini, Bitter, Asparagus, Sweet, Apple Skins, Biting, Cannabis, Fish Broth, Green, Lemon Zest, Moss, Pine, Rainforest, Seaweed, Spicy, Sweet, Warm Grass, Vegetables, Orchids
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Caffeine
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Average preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 0 min, 30 sec 6 g 4 oz / 123 ml

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  • “Disappointing for a supposedly “Competition Grade” tea. I got the Spring 2022 harvest of this tea from my recent YS order, and it’s decent but I expected much better. Beautiful leaves, the most...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I don’t think I’m the only one who’s happy that 2020 is ending. Like many of you, I’ll be spending the holidays alone. I was going to get together with my family, but the widespread lockdown and...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Large quantities of this tea do not fit with my budget – alas, because it’s very good. Fortunately, it comes in a small sample size. Faintly floral, with heavy but not overwhelming vegetable...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I’m finally getting around to trying this sampler I bought from Yunnan Sourcing. It wasn’t cheap but as I got about multiple steeps out of my session, I’ll call it even. This is probably my top 3...” Read full tasting note
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From Yunnan Sourcing

This is the highest grade of Tie Guan Yin we have ever come across. It’s unique to Gan De village and cannot be beat in terms of taste and aroma. It can be infused many many times each time yielding a distinctive thick “Guan Yin” aroma and taste. Expansive in the mouth and throat.

We are now offering two styles of processing for this amazing tea!

1. Gao Xiang – High Aroma (Our Original Offering)

For teas with a high fragrance, the withering time needs to be longer, and the surface of the leaves is more intensely rolled and rubbed. It is also important to control the degree of ‘killing the green’ and the level of fermentation. The intrinsic substances of the tea leaves pour out in the first few infusions, whether it be the aroma or the soup feel, all concentrated in the first three or four infusions. Therefore, not rinsing the tea and drinking the first brew directly ensures that none of its essence is wasted.

2. Hua Xiang – Floral Aroma (Newly Offered!) We started offering this style with the Autumn 2023 Harvest!

The fragrance is stronger, more traditional. The withering time is short, and the epidermis of the leaves is not too severely damaged. As long as the shaking and drying process is well controlled in terms of strength and duration, the fragrance will slowly come out. The substances that can dissolve in water do so gradually. Therefore, while the tea soup may appear light, it actually has a charming subtlety and leaves a lingering fragrance in the mouth. Its endurance for multiple infusions is excellent!

Each Harvest is typically Limited to just 20-30 kilograms in total.

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I used the whole 7g package in my 120 ml gaiwan, and it turns out that was probably too much because the expanded leaf after a few steeps sticks out over the top of the gaiwan.

Leaf is a beautiful dark green with most leaves very intact. The taste is flowery and vegetal. I’ve not had many flowery tasting teas, so this is a unique treat.
Preparation
180 °F / 82 °C 7 g 4 OZ / 120 ML
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Ordered from the .com site a month or so ago, I decided it was time to liberate it from the tea cupboard in celebration of my brand new Gaiwan arriving from Taiwan tea crafts (such pretty teaware!!).

This tea is pretty amazing, a beautiful green yellow in color, initial brews are incredibly buttery and a touch nutty and vegetal… As the steepings continue the vegetal flavor becomes more prominent. A great baptism for the new Gaiwan!!
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Recieved this in the mail today along with my new “easy gaiwan” from yunnan sourcing – soo excited to try out the gaiwan gongfu style brewing all this lazy afternoon!

first of all – YUM YUM YUM the first brewing of this tea is just amazing , buttery, vaguely ethereal, floral, and oolong-y! i’m loving the gaiwan method, it is soothing and calming. second brew, a little less of the floral, a LOT more vegetal, just chewy and delish. OOOOPS now it is getting late. saving this in fridge for further steeps tomorrow….
Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 0 min, 30 sec 7 g 4 OZ / 120 ML
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