Tieluohan

This Half-Cliff Tieluohan comes from Xingcun, or "Star Village," an ancient village located in the Wuyi City area, about a 20 minute drive southwest from the Wuyi Mountain Nature Reserve. Xingcun has a long history, as it has been a center for the distribution of teas from the Wuyi region since ancient times.

Tieluohan is one of the four most prestigious varietals of Wuyi rock tea. Amongst the Wuyi Cliff oolong varietals, it is famous for its rich and smooth mouthfeel. This one comes from an area within Xingcun called Caodun, known for its ecological tea farms and regenerative farming practices. The tea farm is located at 1600 ft elevation, and due to its relatively high location, experiences more clouds, mist and also sunshine than most of the Wuyi area, (it averages around 7-8 hours of sunshine per day, which is almost double the amount of most Wuyi rock teas!).

The tea is crafted by a younger artisan, Fan Zhiqiang. Fan is a generational resident of Xingcun village. As a child, he watched his parents and grandparents trade and sell Wuyi Mountain teas. With this connection, he expresses a great love and passion for the landscape and the traditional teas that his hometown offers.

This is a rich and satisfying tieluohan. It has dense, chocolate-like qualities that sit heavy and round on the palate. Through infusions its incredible mineral structure emerges, lifting this flavour upwards into the mid-palate. It remains smooth, sweet, and saliva-producing through many infusions.