Translated from tieguanyin, Iron Goddess of Mercy is said to have been discovered by an elder farmer named Wei who lived in Anxi County, Fujian Province. Wei was a poor but pious man who hiked the long trail to clean the dilapidated village temple every week. The merciful bodhisattva Guanyin visited Wei in his dream telling him to check behind the temple for a gift in honor of his dedication. Wei awoke the next day and hiked to the temple, finding a tea tree growing behind it. He cultivated the tea plant and found it made a very fragrant infusion. He shared the seeds with his friends and to this day the tieguanyin cultivar is said to have derived from this legendary lineage. According to other sources, the farmer and scholar Wang Si Nang gets credit for identifying and propagating this cultivar, which is famously difficult to work with, but possesses great potential. It’s been said that if you can successfully make tieguanyin, you can make anything.

Origin: Fujian, China
Process: Wulong
Notes: Floral, Honey, Stone Fruit

Brewing instructions are included on the tin.