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Month: December 2016

December 26, 2016December 27, 2016 sweetestdew

Iron Goddess of Mercy: Tie Guan Yin

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working through a particularly hard tasting. I was given a sample of a batch of organic tie guan yin from an over grown field. this is a rarity on its own coming from Anxi. along with more traditional making practices this tie guan yin displays a unique and more complex flavor than 90% of tie guan yins out there. a rougher and bolder mouthfeel mixed with a golden brown roast makes this tea unlike any other tie guan yin. With so many new flavors though it becomes hard to judge quality. Quality is judged by comparison. even if you are drinking a single tea you compare it to your memory of other similar teas that you have had. But what if the tea is so unlike the teas you have had, how do you compare? Besides drinking it along other teas to better help you notice the different aspects of a tea. the best way to test quality is to do long steeps. long steeps will amplify all the characteristics, including the bad ones. you will easily be able to detect flaws after a long steep. after a long steep this tea was still surprisingly drinkable. this supported my opinion that this tie guan yin is truly something special. How do you judge a new tea? leave you methods in the comments so we can all read and learn
last nights tasting got a little crazy. Did you see the new tea though?😜 Something coming soon

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