Name: Anxi Tie Guan Yin Iron Goddess
Brand: Tealyra
SKU: 407-50-P
Price: 10.14 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.9 (8 reviews)

Origin

China

Asia

Description

Anxi Tie Guan Yin Iron Goddess – Floral "Perfume Among Oolongs"

Anxi Tie Guan Yin, also known as Iron Goddess of Mercy, is one of the most famous oolong teas from Fujian, China, often celebrated as the "perfume among oolongs." Grown in the rocky soils of Anxi, this iconic cultivar is prized for its intense floral fragrance, vibrant green character and smooth, lingering finish.

This tea is carefully crafted with a light oxidation of around 15% and a gentle light roast, allowing the leaf's natural aromatics to shine rather than being covered by heavy roasting. During processing, the fresh leaves go through a traditional alternating shaking-and-resting technique that develops Tie Guan Yin's signature aroma and elegant body, preserving its vibrant emerald-green color.

Tasting Notes

Dry leaf: vibrant emerald-green rolled pearls
Liquor: jade green
Aroma: heady orchid and lilac
Flavor: crisp vegetal freshness
Finish: a sweet umami that lingers beautifully

Why You'll Love It

Refined, fragrant and deeply refreshing, Anxi Tie Guan Yin is a must-try for lovers of floral Chinese oolong and a classic example of Anxi's renowned tea craftsmanship. Its bold aroma fills the room, and its smooth sweetness keeps you coming back for another cup.

From Anxi, Fujian
Lightly oxidized and lightly roasted
Intense orchid and lilac aroma
A sweet umami finish

How to Enjoy

Brew it gongfu-style in a gaiwan to enjoy many fragrant infusions, watching the rolled leaves open into full leaves. It pairs beautifully with dim sum, seafood and fresh fruit.

Fragrant, fresh and beautifully crafted, Anxi Tie Guan Yin is the perfume of the oolong world.

Make it your kind of cup

ready, set, steep.

A great starting point. Adjust the strength to suit your taste.

011-1.5 TSP or 1 BAGScoop your leavesAdd tea to a roomy infuser or teapot.
0290°C200mlJust add waterPour water over the leaves at the suggested temperature.
032 - 3 minGive it a momentLet the tea steep, then remove the leaves.
04Your perfect cupSip and enjoyTaste it plain first, then make it your own.

A little steeping tipOolong leaves open slowly: steep them two or three times, adding a little time with each round, and enjoy how the flavour changes.

Preparation:

Use 1-1.5 TSP or 1 BAG per 200ml of water at 90°C and steep for 2-3 min.

Ingredients:

Oolong tea

Write your own Review

Eric Dumont

January 2022

Excellent TGY, hits all the right notes.

Beier Chen

March 2020

I am an Oolong addict and Tie Guan Yin is my favorite. I can assure if you are a fan of Tie Guan Yin, you'll absolute love it! I have bought it here for three times. Really lucky I am able to purchase authentic high-quality Tie Guan Yin when I am not in China.

Cheryl Belobraydic

January 2019

This is a supremely drinkable tea with a lovely color and flaor and minimal tannins. I will certainly reorder this one for sure.

Ferenc

July 2017

I've brewed tea to many of my friends from this one, so far all of them liked it :) Also it looks cool, when the leaves open in a glass teapot. It can be easily infused 3 times, with each brew tasting nice. I rinse the leaves for a few seconds before steeping.

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Abdalla Gasmelseed

August 2016

To say the least, THIS IS THE BEST TIE GUAN YIN TEA I HAVE EVER HAD. AMAZING GOLOUR AND AROMA.
I tried many other seller even even from China, but never taste the same.
Please keep the same Quality :)

Ig: Faustian_Luminary

April 2019

I tried very hard to like this tea, and despite ordering over 500g of various teas from Tealyra, this tea is still available in my cupboard, simply because I don't want to drink it very much.

Now, i dont want to be too critical. It has a very mellow, floral taste, and i could see how that would be appealing to a fan of modern TGY.

Pros: clean, floral, mellow and mild. Slight peppery vegetal taste that I would expect from any "very green", low oxidized oolongs or green teas. Some creaminess is apparent with heavier portions. The soapy taste seems to be dialed down in cold infusions, but ramped up with hot infusions. I promise, that soap taste is not from my teaware. Pleasant to look at, though. Very nice green liquor.

Cons: the first flavour note that hits my mouth is a slight soap taste. A friend described it as the "taste of stale, plastic water-bottle water" and I agree. It's like a detergent that is flower scented, but not like any particular flower. The taste is pretty flat, as well. Once you get past the initial taste, you get a light vegetal flavour and a sort of pepper taste, like that of Arugala. There is little to say about sweetness, astringency, bitterness, or minerality. I have tried hot infusions in western and gongfu style, cold infusions, and I've tried using standard portions and heavy portions - I don't find anything changes beyond the intensity of the vegetal taste.

I will not be buying this particular tea again, but I will certainly be experimenting with other TGY teas!

If anyone can reccomend to me a particular TGY worth trying, please contact me via Instagram direct message :)

Rich

February 2019

Have to say I after 5 or 6 separate brewing sessions am very disappointed in this organic Anxi TGY bought in Feb,2019. I first got their cheaper TGY from amazon about a month ago which was quite good so was hoping this would be even better.It's not as good IMHO. In a small gaiwan, gong fu style, using enough leaf : 3.6g for about 80g water each infusion. There is a very big difference in the fully unfolded leaves. This tea has a great many tiny broken pieces of leaf, and some stems. The cheaper has nice full size leaves in comparison. Today after a rinse and 4 short infusions of 5 to 20 sec's, I pulled out about 20 pieces of this and laid them out: a couple were full leaves and the rest were small parts of broken leaves, most were less than 1/4 the size of a full leaf, and there was 2 bare stems. Taste wise this has a slight off woody taste, and does not stay in the mouth nearly as long after swallowing like the cheaper. I get many more short infusions (7-10) from the cheaper and even up to an hour later can still taste those, but I get only a few which need much longer times from this and much shorter aftertaste. I first discovered TGY about 20 years ago. I use good water, control the brew temp, preheat the gaiwan, and brew gong fu style. I will buy the cheaper again, but not this tea.

Christopher Stone

March 2026

Upon first opening the satchel, I noticed a very unpleasant aroma, similar to plastic. But I went ahead and made a cup which resulted in a very plastic tasting tea. Nothing like I have ever had before in a very bad way. Seeing the positive reviews and the negative reviews I am wondering if it is poor quality control? I have ordered about 24 teas from Tealyra, all of them have been very drinkable and some have been the best tasting tea I have ever experienced, and the descriptions provided by Tealyra for other teas have been accurate, so this is definitely not meant to prevent people from ordering Tealyra, simply do not order this one. Not recommending this one.

Anxi Tie Guan Yin Iron Goddess