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“A nice tea, I love the strength and complexity of Dancong. Like all other Dancong oolongs, this tea is best brewed aggressively. Leaves should be piled high 3/4 of the Gaiwan, water should be...” Read full tasting note
“I liked this one quite a bit. I was hoping for a little more floral, but it was still nice. Of course, I accidentally threw away my notes in the kitchen. I’m not going to go back to try to get...” Read full tasting note
“received a 5g sample for my monthly sub from white2tea. Was excited as I had heard so much about orchid dancongs, and never got around to try it. long leaf, smells grainy, like freshly baked bread....” Read full tasting note
“Received a very small sample (~ 5g) in my tea of the month package so as a preface I didnt brew it enough times to get to right possibly. Light roast indeed the leaves became unfurled after 2-3...” Read full tasting note
Orchid is a Dancong oolong tea from the Guangdong province of China, also known as zhilan [orchid] fragrance variety, from younger aged bushes, the tea is big leaf varietal.
The tea has a light roast and floral fragrance and strong sweet aftertaste.
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Dragon Tea HouseA nice tea, I love the strength and complexity of Dancong. Like all other Dancong oolongs, this tea is best brewed aggressively. Leaves should be piled high 3/4 of the Gaiwan, water should be boiling (or just below since the leaves are very green), and should be steeped at least 30s every time. I like my tea strong, but not bitter or burnt, so if you are open to trying this tea in different parameters, I promise you wont regret it. To discover and appreciate the nuances of Dancong tea give it a try! By the third steeping a strong fragrance of rose steamed off of the leaves and the liquor. The scent cup held a complex array of characteristics including melon, white sugar, and roses. The scent and flavor of the liquor was overtaken by floral notes. The color of the liquor was golden and it had a very full, satisfying flavor.
Flavors: Melon, Roasted, Rose
I liked this one quite a bit. I was hoping for a little more floral, but it was still nice. Of course, I accidentally threw away my notes in the kitchen. I’m not going to go back to try to get them, so oh well.
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received a 5g sample for my monthly sub from white2tea.
Was excited as I had heard so much about orchid dancongs, and never got around to try it.
long leaf, smells grainy, like freshly baked bread.
steep 2gr. 200 ml. kamjove teamaker 90 C, 1 minute.
I may be doing something wrong, coz I can’t seem to steep this one right. It’s bitter, and not at all the taste I had anticipated..
Tried several steeps, but none was o.k. I guess this is not my cup of tea. Too difficult to get the steep right for an o.k. cup of tea, well, maybe some other time, but for now, a no no for me.
Heloo! Is there a possibili-tea that you come from the netherlands…if so….me too!! :-)
Dag Luca,
ja, ik ben Nederlandse. Hoi :)!
Hi Luca,
yes, i am from the Netherlands
Neighbors as I thought! :)
Exactomundo mr M!!! Nice to have neighbors whom I may possigly swap with eventually :))
Received a very small sample (~ 5g) in my tea of the month package so as a preface I didnt brew it enough times to get to right possibly.
Light roast indeed the leaves became unfurled after 2-3 flash steepings, cant say I got much sweetness or fragrance that I’d normally expect every steep seemed too light and thin after the 3rd steep all I tasted was leaf. The leaf reminded me of the last steepings of a shui xian wuyi, very slight hint of mineral and raw leaf taste.
Grand tea, yunnan sourcing and rishi offered more fragrant, sweeter, increased longevity in their mi lan xiang dancongs, while I just realize rishi’s dancong is almost 2x the cost of this one I think ill stick with puer from W2T and stick with yunnan sourcing us site for budget dancongs especially since W2T shipping is so rough.
Love everything White2Tea has so far(Puer wise) so ill just chalk it up to bad brewing perimeters.
