Oct 2026 Tea Club tasting: 2026 Autumn “Zheng Wei” Tie Guan Yin (A)

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Join me and other MyTeaPal club members to taste and discuss this tea together!

This autumn Tie Guan Yin was produced by Lin Yongyuan on Shimen Mountain in Gande, Anxi, where the tea garden sits at approximately 825 meters on steep, weathered rocky terrain. The southeast-facing garden is planted with the traditional Hong Xin Wai Wei Tao cultivar, with taller tea bushes maintained under semi-wild conditions. According to Lin, the garden receives no fertilizer or herbicides, with vegetation growing naturally alongside the tea trees and occasional manual weeding.

Harvested on October 8, 2026, the leaves were selectively hand-picked and processed the following day using traditional zheng chao (正炒) methods. Sun-withering, repeated tossing and resting, and careful timing of fixation help develop and preserve the tea's natural character before the leaves are tightly rolled.

Named Yun Sheng Xiang (韵生香), loosely meaning "fragrance born from lingering charm," this selection is particularly prized by Lin for its pronounced Guan Yin Yun (观音韵). He describes a smooth, rich liquor followed by an enduring orchid fragrance that fills the mouth and lingers long after each sip.

Looking forward to tasting this tea with you at our event!

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In 2018, my mom took me to a local tea shop and I was blown away by the fact that I could taste distinctive notes in the tea. Throughout 2018-2019 I began to explore tea, but my love for it really kicked off in 2020 during the pandemic. Through making friends in the tea community and tasting all kinds of incredible brews, I've learned to deeply love tea in all of its wonderful intricacies!

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