Oolong tea and Tieguanyin are two common varieties in the Chinese tea market, and they have a lot of similarities, and some will treat them as the same type of tea.

What is the difference between oolong tea and Tieguanyin?

Very simply, the relationship between the two is to include and be included, oolong tea is a large category, also called green tea, and Tieguanyin belongs to a kind of oolong tea.

Oolong tea, also known as green tea, is a major category of tea, Da Hong Pao, cinnamon, narcissus, phoenix single fir, etc. all belong to the category of green tea, and Tieguanyin also belongs to a kind of oolong tea. It's just that Tieguanyin's material selection method is different from other oolong teas, so it is listed separately.

The difference between oolong tea and Tieguanyin

1. The family range is different

The most obvious difference between oolong tea and Tieguanyin is that the family range of the two teas is different. Oolong tea has a large family, and it includes many different tea varieties such as Tieguanyin, Da Hong Pao, as well as Luohan Agarwood and Oriental Beauty, as well as Hokkien Oolong Tea. And Tieguanyin, this kind of tea is an independent existence, there is no specific classification below, it belongs to an important member of the oolong tea family.

2. Aroma difference

Although Tieguanyin is a kind of oolong tea, there is a clear difference between the fragrance of Tieguanyin and oolong tea, because there are a number of different varieties of oolong tea under the classification, and the aroma of each tea is different, they have their own characteristics, but their aroma is very different from Tieguanyin's unique Guanyin rhyme and orchid fragrance.

3. The difference in soup color

Oolong tea and Tieguanyin after brewing, there is also a clear difference in the color of the tea soup, most of the oolong tea after brewing, the soup color is mostly golden yellow, and mainly yellow, slightly orange, but after different varieties of brewing, the color of the tea soup is deep and shallow. And Tieguanyin, this kind of tea, after brewing, the soup color is green with yellow, and the texture is clear.

Oolong tea is divided into four types according to the place of origin: Southern Fujian Oolong Tea, Northern Fujian Oolong Tea, Guangdong Oolong Tea and Taiwan Oolong Tea.

1. Minnan oolong tea; Including Tieguanyin, Golden Gui and so on.

2. Northern Fujian oolong tea: including Da Hong Pao, cinnamon, narcissus, iron arhat, etc.

3. Guangdong oolong tea: including phoenix single fir, etc.

4. Taiwan oolong tea: including Wenshan Bao Chong, Frozen Top Oolong, etc.

Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea, and partial oxidation of tea polyphenols is achieved through withering, greening and other processes. Compared with other types of tea, the aroma of oolong tea is relatively unique, and novices drink tea, and it is easy to get started with oolong tea first, attracted by its aroma. In the sensory evaluation of tea, the aroma score of green tea and black tea accounts for 10%, while the aroma score of oolong tea accounts for 30%, so drinking oolong tea is important to taste its wonderful aroma.