Description
2008 Spring Wuyi Tie Lo Han ( Iron Monk )
Oolong Tea
Iron Monk (鐵羅漢) oolong is one of the four famous bushes from Wuyi shan which are called The 4 Famous Tea Bushes.
When brewing this tea we use a Purple Clay teapot in order to really energize the aroma and bring out its full taste. With 7g of leaves and boiling water, we rinse the tea once and then start our real steepings, with a strong charcoal and roasted nuts aroma in the first 2 steep.
However, in the 3 rd steeps onward, a will mix of mineral unmami pear and malty taste. The taste reaches its peak in the 4 steeps becoming more mellow with a long-lasting aftertaste. As well as retaining its heavy fragrance, this tea is resilient through many steeps; in our experience, it retains its well mix of fruitiness and nuttiness up to 7 steeps.
When comparing to Dahongpao, it is richer in terms of frutiness and milkiness and honey note,
(Some Photos credits go to our tea farmers)
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