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The CLUBBOX @ Siam Tea Shop

The SiamTeas Club Box is a flexible format for bundling several types of tea in generously proportioned tasting size on a monthly basis at prefential price. At this, the selection of teas compiled in the box can either represent a specific topic, sample the most recent new introductions at Siam Tea Shop or simply offer a random choice of personal favorites of mine.

February 2023 Clubbox @ Siam Tea Shop – Anxi Tie Guan Yin

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14th Edition (February ’22) – Anxi Tie Guan Yin

The fourteenth edition – February 2023 – offers a representative cross-section of the 3 basic processing variations of Anxi Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea. These range from the unroasted, almost green Qingxiang (Delicate Fragrance) to Tie Guan Yunxiang (Mellow Tea Type) with a slight roasted character to Tie Guan Yin Nongxiang with a distinctive roast character, bestowed over charcoal fire.

Tie Guan Yin Oolong – cultivation, picking, processing, dry/wet tea leaf

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Accordingly, the February Club Box 2023 offers 25g each of the following TGY’s, differing in particular in their roasting degree:

1. Tie Guan Yin Qingxiang

Tie Guan Yin Qingxiang Oolong Tea – lightly oxidized, unroasted (“near-green”) TGY from Anxi County, Fujian province, eastern China. The taste of silk and velvet… At this, honey sweetness dominates gentle floral notes in a fragrance anticipating the taste of one of China’s finest, most popular and precious teas.

2. Tie Guan Yin Yunxiang (Mellow Tea Type)

Tie Guan Yin Yunxiang Oolong Tea – lightly oxidized and mellow-roasted TGY from Anxi County, Fujian province, eastern China. The taste of silk and velvet… At this, honey sweetness dominates gentle floral notes in a fragrance that only hints at the overwhelming, full-bodied taste of one of China’s finest, most popular and precious teas..

3. Tie Guan Yin Nongxiang (Charcoal Deep Roast)

Tie Guan Yin Nongxiang (Charcoal Roast) is one of 3 basic types of Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea. The main characteristics of the Nongxiang type are an advanced degree of oxidation and the multiple roasting of the tea leaves over charcoal fire. The dark brown, almost black tea leaf, rolled into a solid ball shape, produces an intensely bronze-colored cup. The honey sweetness inherent in the Tie Guan Yin tea plant merges with spicy coffee and roast notes to a complex overall taste pattern, which is characterized by the element of “fire”.

Besides each dedicated product page, this blog article provides more information on the origin and background of TGY Oolong:

Tie Guan Yin Qingxiang vs. Tie Guan Yin Nongxiang