Anxi "Hairy Crab" Mao Xie Fujian Oolong Tea from Yunnan Sourcing

Anxi "Hairy Crab" Mao Xie Fujian Oolong Tea

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Butter, Floral, Spinach, Stewed Vegetables, Sweet, Grass, Green, Mineral, Vegetal
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
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Certification
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Average preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 0 min, 30 sec 5 g 3 oz / 93 ml

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  • “(Spring 2023 Harvest) Green cast. Some subtle florals but more vegetal nose. More depth and savoriness than Ali Shan but maybe less overt florality. Second try- on a cold morning this is hitting...” Read full tasting note
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  • “A very easy drinker! I got the Spring 2022 harvest from a sample pack from my YS order. It is a nice, soothing tea, but it lacked complexity and character. While quite nice to drink, I just wished...” Read full tasting note
    71
  • “Lovely oolong. I only bought a small amount and regret not buying more. Tasty and goes down easily. Sorry I can’t be more specific at this time, will try to revise this whilst drinking it.” Read full tasting note
    77
  • “A bit odd. Mine was from the autumn harvest of 2020. The dry leaves smell very ‘green.’ The wet leaves smell a bit vegetal, quite a bit grassy, and ‘green’ in a way that reminds me less of green...” Read full tasting note
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Mao Xie aka “Hairy Crab” is a type of Anxi oolong tea that grows in many places in Anxi county of Fujian. Mao Xie means literally “Hair of the Crab” and refers to the hairs on the tea leaves that break off when brewed and float on the top of your cup. Mao Xie has got a thicker and sweeter taste than its more floral counterpart Tie Guan Yin.

Our Mao Xie Oolong is the highest grade normally available.

Gan De Village in Anxi County

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7 Tasting Notes

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147 tasting notes

(Spring 2023 Harvest) Green cast. Some subtle florals but more vegetal nose. More depth and savoriness than Ali Shan but maybe less overt florality. Second try- on a cold morning this is hitting the spot. Intoxicating nose.
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143 tasting notes

A very easy drinker! I got the Spring 2022 harvest from a sample pack from my YS order. It is a nice, soothing tea, but it lacked complexity and character. While quite nice to drink, I just wished it had offered more. Nonetheless, a refreshing tea to sip on after a long day.

Flavors: Butter, Floral, Spinach, Stewed Vegetables, Sweet

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 30 sec 6 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
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Lovely oolong. I only bought a small amount and regret not buying more. Tasty and goes down easily. Sorry I can’t be more specific at this time, will try to revise this whilst drinking it.
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135 tasting notes

A bit odd. Mine was from the autumn harvest of 2020. The dry leaves smell very ‘green.’ The wet leaves smell a bit vegetal, quite a bit grassy, and ‘green’ in a way that reminds me less of green tea than of spring leaves from some sort of tree. There is a less pleasant note to the scent of the wet leaves as well; it almost reminds me of wet fur.

The taste is more mineral than I expected based on the smell. It’s predominantly vegetal, though, in a bold, sort of thick way slightly reminiscent of some senchas I’ve had.

The texture isn’t notable except that it caused a slight tingling on my tongue. I wonder if this is due to the hair on the tea leaves; I get a similar sensation from eating kiwis, which also have little hairs.

Flavors: Grass, Green, Mineral, Vegetal

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 0 min, 15 sec 3 g 2 OZ / 60 ML
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Late night bowl tea with purple haze CBD.
Supported time of creativity and determination with regard to organizing and eliminating mess. Ending this session feeling super satisfied with accomplishment.
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