Old Tree Wulong Dancong

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
Oolong Tea Leaves
Flavors
Fruit Punch, Honey, Saffron, Wood
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
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Average preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec

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  • “Another review from the Great Steepster Shutdown of 2023. Will flesh it out on trying the second half of the sample. Wasn’t crazy about it tbh. Definitely not worth almost $1/g. Unique flavor, but...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Finished off my sample of this tea recently. Even though it was nearly a year old, it still tasted amazing. Verdant tea’s higher grade Dan Congs are really underrated around here. They are...” Read full tasting note
    93
  • “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,...” Read full tasting note
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From Verdant Tea

Huang Ruiguang is an award-winning nationally-recognized master & published author. He is respected for his work expanding and modernizing tea agriculture in Fenghuang

This Old Tree Dancong is picked from tree stock over one hundred years old. These trees are allowed to grow wild on the mountainside, and are only picked once a year in small quantities to allow the trees to continue growing. The deeper roots take up more minerals and the long history of the tree means that as a fighter, the plant has produced more polyphenols to fend off threats than cultivated plants, giving it a richer more complex flavor as a result. Master Huang leans on over fifty years of nationally-recognized and awarded work in tea to direct his sons in hand-finishing this limited harvest tea.

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Another review from the Great Steepster Shutdown of 2023. Will flesh it out on trying the second half of the sample.

Wasn’t crazy about it tbh. Definitely not worth almost $1/g. Unique flavor, but perhaps just not for me. I’m open to having my mind changed when I try the other half of the sample.

Harvest: Spring 2022

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Finished off my sample of this tea recently. Even though it was nearly a year old, it still tasted amazing. Verdant tea’s higher grade Dan Congs are really underrated around here. They are generally quite refined and exquisite.

I followed my usual method of brewing Dan Cong oolongs: 1 g per ounce of water, flash steeps using boiling water. Out of the bag, the tea smells woodsy with notes of tobacco and roasted peaches. Wet leaf brings out honey aromas and more stone fruit.

Tea starts off a bit woody and fruity with dried fruit and prune notes. As it steeps, it develops a honeyed sweetness and presents interesting notes of licorice, roasted fruit, and saffron. Subtle florals and nectarine appear along the way. Reminiscent at times of a peachy Mi Lan Xian.

Overall, a smooth and elegant Dan Cong with lots of subtlety and evolution of flavor over 8 steeps or so. Another winner from Verdant!

Flavors: Fruit Punch, Honey, Saffron, Wood

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 15 sec

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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!

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