Da Yu Ling Precious Consort from Spirit Tea

Da Yu Ling Precious Consort

Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Flavors
Apricot, Butter, Corn Husk, Floral, Green, Herbs, Honey, Jasmine, Nectar, Nectarine, Sweet, Apple, Freshly Cut Grass, Fruity, Honeydew, Lychee, Pleasantly Sour
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Edit tea info Last updated by Daylon R Thomas
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190 °F / 87 °C 0 min, 15 sec 3 g 3 oz / 88 ml

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The elements that create Da Yu Ling are as near-mythical as the tea itself—unreal blue skies, clear vistas and amazing serenity at gardens almost a mile and a half above sea level. Mr. Huang is the smallholder of an erstwhile apple orchard turned tea garden, one of the de facto producers of Da Yu Ling. At these heights, slowed metabolism in the plant give way to lower yields with more concentrated flavor in each flush. This harvest year, the gardens were graced with the unusual prevalence of tea jassids, instilling additional honeyed and apricot notes over the innate citrus and buttery notes of Qing Xin. Notes of nectarine, jasmine, and herbed compound butter.

Region: Da Yu Ling, Taiwan
Variety: Qing Xin ’Clear Heart"
Elevation: 2250 meters
Harvest: May 2021
Producer: Mr. Huang
Brewing Recommendation: 6g | 205 degrees | 2:45 min | 340g

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I’ve kept coming back to this one, and can’t decide if I want more…..which is insane. Spring and fall are my spending months. Oh well.

It works western, but it’s best gong fu. I tried doing it grandpa in my gong fu 2 go tumbler, and it was crystaline grass water with some sour apple qualities, that turned into a very tart sour sheng like second and third mug after refills. I used less leaf in a more standard brewer, and I got the apricot, apple, crispness, snap peas, and grassy notes smoothened over by a little bit of honey and coconut viscosity.

It’s a forgiving tea, though the shorter steeps realise each flavor further. It’s tumbler performance makes me want to rate it a little lower, but it’s hovering between an 88-95 for me. I’m going to be very sad when I finish it off, but I don’t have the same obsession with other oolongs yet. Key word: yeeeeettttt…

Flavors: Apple, Floral, Freshly Cut Grass, Fruity, Honey, Honeydew, Lychee, Pleasantly Sour

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Leafhopper
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Sounds like this is a good tea, but not a great one. That makes me feel better for missing out.

Daylon R Thomas
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I will still keep some around for a future swap because the lighter gui fei style makes it unique. I need to figure out the ratio for tumbler. It’s still better gong fu and higher than mid tier. You are right, though, there are better teas.

Leafhopper
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Thanks! It’ll be nice to try this tea eventually without the ridiculous shipping cost to Canada.

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