Description

For yet another year, this tea is undeniable. As if the scent from the cup before taking a sip isn’t intoxicating enough, the soup delivers the trademark honey and orchid flavours that this varietal is named after in spades. There’s a reason we’ve carried this tea almost every year since its initial offering in 2016.

Made from old bush, high mountain material from Da An (大庵), this tea is a good standard for what a higher end Dancong should be. There is a smooth and full feeling in the mouth, as well as a strong huigan/lasting sweetness.

Having undergone multiple traditional charcoal roastings, this method lends a somewhat elusive quality to the tea that is often compared to Yanyun. While this quality is without a fixed definition, the oversimplified way of describing the effect of traditional processing is that it creates a more dynamic taste and fragrance, as well as deepens the energy/chaqi of the tea.

Please note that the 250g size does not include a tin.

$0.90-1.00/gram

Varietal: Milanxiang/蜜兰香/Honey Orchid Fragrance
Region: Wudong Shan, Guangdong
Altitude: 1000-1200m

We recommend brewing this tea using Chaozhou style gongfu brewing. Here’s how it’s done:

For something different, you can also try cold brewing:

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