Fresh From Origin
Fujian’s coastal province is the lucky recipient of mild temperatures and abundant rainfall that grow prolific tea trees along its stellar mountains. Fujian’s millennium-plus years of tea growing not only reflects experience, it is a guarantee of quality. This quality is part of the lure of Fujian Ti Kuan Yin, named for the benevolent Goddess of Mercy to whom legend says all gratitude is given for showing a farmer, left devastated from the loss of his food crops, a new crop to pursue, Camellia sinensis. This homage to the Goddess is nutty, deeply green and soothing to savor.