Four Seasons Spring JO-OP ORIGIN: NANTOU, TAIWAN
Ingredients: Oolong tea. Four Seasons Spring is a lightly oxidized, ball rolled oolong tea that is harvested twice each year in Taiwan’s central highlands. Made from the Si Ji Chun cultivar of the same name, Four Seasons Spring has a golden-green, medium bodied infusion with a very floral, long-lasting aromatic complexity evocative of fresh gardenia, freesia blossoms and tropical fruit. It is grown at elevations of 500-850 meters above sea level in the Mingjian Village of Nantou, Taiwan.
Iron Goddess Of Mercy IGOM-OP ORIGIN: NANTOU, TAIWAN
Ingredients: Oolong tea. Hand-crafted twice each year, in spring and winter, by a fourth generation artisan oolong teamaker in Mingjian Village in Taiwan’s central Nantou county. Our Iron Goddess of Mercy is made from Wuyi and Qingxin oolong tea cultivars and is crafted in the traditional style, with medium oxidation and moderate roasting through a controlled baking by electric brazier. This carefully managed process creates a smooth palate that exudes aromas of roasted buckwheat with a subtle note of dried apricot. Also known by the name Tie Guanyin, Iron Goddess of Mercy is said to have been discovered by an elder farmer named Wei who lived in the province of Fujian. Wei was a poor, but pious man who hiked the long trail to tidy up the dilapidated village temple every week. The merciful bodhisattva Guanyin visited Wei in a dream, telling him to check behind the temple for a gift in honor of his dedication. Wei awoke the next day to find a tea tree growing behind the temple. He cultivated the tea plant and found it made a most fragrant infusion. He shared the seeds with his friends and to this day, the Tie Guanyin cultivar is said to have derived from this legendary lineage.
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