Tieguanyin
Variety of Tea plant · Camellia sinensis
China's most famous oolong – floral and orchid-like, usually lightly oxidised and green.
Also known as: Iron Goddess of Mercy, Ti Kuan Yin
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
sweetfloralaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Anxi-Landsorten-Klon (var. sinensis)
- Breeder
- Traditionelle Selektion Anxi
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Description
Growth
Medium-vigour clone from Anxi with characteristically thick, glossy leaves.
Yield
Several harvests (spring and autumn considered best); processed into ball-rolled oolong.
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