Kwan Yin Oolong (King's Grade) 1.25oz

Our "King of Tieguanyin," top-grade lightly oxidized oolong from Anxi County comes form a small farm with only a 6kg yield in the Autumn harvest. This year's has a bold fruity and buttery fragrance, and a more subdued flavor with a soothing mixture of sweetness, milkiness, and green herbal flavors. 

The energy is centering and first, then strong and bolstering after a few steeps. I'm definitely enjoying the sophistication and sturdiness of this artisanal oolong!

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Kwan Yin

Innate Solidarity

A graceful woman wearing a bold zebra print holds a cup in each hand and crosses them in a harmonizing motion. With downcast eyes, she softens into a loving and comforting embrace. Her rosy cheeks glow with warmth, and a radiant light emanates in every direction. She might be Kwan Yin, the bodhisattva of compassion, who sends love, mercy, and fabulous style to those who invoke her name. She embodies the magnetism and warmth of a loving heart, dispelling self-aggression and encouraging acts of kindness with her natural glow.

It’s fitting that Kwan Yin is drawn to zebra attire—beautiful patterns of innate solidarity that offer protection by confusing the gaze of pests and predators. Just as a zebra doesn’t do anything to earn the stripes on their beautiful coat, she is unburdened by feelings that she should be doing more to show how kind she is, or in order to become deserving of kindness. For her, giving and receiving love and care are just as natural as waking up in the morning. As her compassion shines out and meshes with the radiance of other open-hearted kin, the yellow and red stripes form a field of protection and solidarity.