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Nose; Chocolate, oranges, sweet potato, malt, slightly earthy, rich, clover. Palate; brown sugar, dark chocolate, slight candied orange peel, sweet grass. Somewhat delicate for a black tea, nice.

I find this one to be more complex than the other reviewers here. On the nose I got typical sweet potato, malt, also got dates, dried apricot and a buttery aroma with marigold flower. On the palate very similar to nose, slight allspice with Assam tea quality also. Some of the flavors were quite delicate. Not a big and rich tea, but very nice

So I am not a big fan of this type of wulong, but got a sample ( thanks ) and gave it a try. Nose is very floral, plumeria, gardenia, sweet, light grassy note.
Palate sweet light, floral, grapefruit, spinach, umami, butter, refreshing ozone like note. Not bad.

This one is nice and from my limited experience with white teas, pretty typical. Nose, light, floral, baked yam, water melon, sweet grass. Palate is full and same as nose with a touch of spice.

Another show stopper. For those who don’t like the full on pu-erh experience but would like to like pu-erh, I would recommend this one.
The nose is forrest floor, humic, sea shore, salty, mushrooms.
The palate is light, slight honey, seashore, savory and very lightly salty, umami, little bit cinnamon, and raisins, with a lingering sweetness.

WOW! very complex and perfectly balanced at the same time. Nose, roasted chestnuts, apricot, honey, lightly floral, lilac, slight citrus.
Palate, oranges, apricots, sparkling mineral, violets, rhubarb, bergamot, honey, just wonderful!

So, I tasted this as a sample and maybe I just got a bad one. Nose, roasted black tea, a bit floral and a bit vegetal, palate, dry cocoa, and soapy? I won’t give it a score, will need to try again…

The dry leaves smell wonderful ( but I didn’t write the note down and I won’t try to go from memory ), I usually don’t pay too much attention to the dry leaves as to aroma…so…
Nose, intensely floral, osmanthus, bright, crisp sweet apple. Palate, sugar sweet at the tip of the tongue, creme brule, round, somewhat woody, lilac, osmanthus. really nice.

I seemed to be able to do better brewing this one. It is light and delicate, but the flavors are definitely there and it is a fuller less thin tea than the other dancongs that i have tried. Nose and palate are very similar with sweet orange, celery, osmanthus, rose, roasted barley, and delightful peach on the finish. Backward ( the flavor seems to be stronger on the back of the palate ).