Xiao means small, indicating the picking standard is rather tender - 1 bud and 2 leaves. Chi means red, and Gan means sweet. Its name reflects the orange red liquor color and sweet taste. Its counterpart, Da (Big) Chi Gan, has a coarser picking standard with 1 bud and 3 leaves.
Similar to Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong, this tea is produced from Tongmu Natural Reserve. Fresh leaves are withered, rolled, oxidized, and then baked to become the final product. The tea’s texture is smooth, its aroma honey sweet, and its taste peachy with a sweet aftertaste.
With the metallic taste left from C*vid (stll!), black and puErs seems to be what I can taste. This one, to my off palette, was enjoyable: warming, sweet, milk/butter, a little tomato vine too. Calming.
Tongmu Xiao Chi Gan (2022 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (July 2022)
A nice solid black with sweet cream/milk, tomato and a vegetal vine. (Still have c*vid mouth). Doesn’t go bitter at all or wet leaves either. Calming, warming
tomato
vine
milk
butter
salt
tart
sweet
Maria
4y ago
Quick session before work today! Enjoyed this Tongmu Xiao Chi Gan with a chocolate waffle as a mid morning snack.
Tongmu Xiao Chi Gan (2022 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (July 2022)
Very lovely tea. Not too overwhelming. Quite mellow in flavor but with a little something there.
licorice
Katherine
4y ago
Tongmu Xiao Chi Gan (2022 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (July 2022)
The leaves are a gorgeous deep brown, and the liquid is an amber gold. This tea has less scruff than some of the others. The aroma and flavor are almost pure sweet potato. It's sho… more
sweet potato
mineral
Christian
4y ago
Tongmu Xiao Chi Gan (2022 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (July 2022)
sweet potato
cream
mineral
Geeta Colaco
4y ago
Tongmu Xiao Chi Gan (2022 Spring) from MyTeaPal Club (July 2022)
