Anxi Ti Kuan Yin

From the Anxi county in the Fujian province of China. This is a very green Oolong picked this spring (2008) that has enormous leaves rolled into tight little balls. Green is indeed the word for this erotic little cup - a sharp little note of green is always there to bring balance to the force of the floral and mint notes that so lusciously flood over the tongue. Despite my florid description it should be noted that this is a delicate cup that is best brewed with a generous amount of leaf.