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Medium oxidized and medium light roasted oolong from organic tea...
Medium oxidized Taiwanese gaba oolong. This one is close to the red side...
Handmade double fired jianshui gaiwan made by our master on special...
Dong Ding "Frozen Peak" dark green, tight rolled leaves of medium-light...
The Taiwanese version of Yunnan's Mi Xiang Jin Ya on steroids - from...
Handmade tea cup from Jianshui white clay "Bai Ni", wood fired in the...
Dan Cong tea farmer Liu family
Liu's family lives in village located on Wu Dong Shan which is part of the Feng Huang Shan - The Phoenix mountain ( one of the main areas producing Dancong tea ). Liu's family keep the tradition of processing tea for four generations and in his tea garden you can find tea trees over 200 years old.
Whole family is engaged in the Dancong production business and we directly cooperate with them.
Farmer's tea garden
Late winter and early spring harvest medium-dark roast Dancong tea which is not counted as a "Xue Pain" - snowflakes neither "Tou Chun" - the first spring harvest but as snow spring harvest with unique name "Cha Hu" - Tea Tiger, called like that by local people. The aroma , and so the taste , resembles "Xin Ren Xiang Dancong" - the almond notes with touch...
Medium oxidised and roasted tea leaves from the first spring harvest of old trees " lao cong". Beautiful floral aroma fills the room after the first pour of hot water. Distinctive scent which is rich in orchid notes also reflected in cup accompanied with touch of honey in aftertaste. Fruity sweet through many steps with touch of bitterness during longer...
Although "Gao" means tall but it's rather reflecting the fact that those tea trees haven't been trimmed or any other way looked after. The 2022 harvest had been sitting at the farmers storage for a year and after roasted again in February 2023. This double roast with some natural oxidation " can also say taste transformation " gave some unique notes of...
" Bai Ye " - White leaf - The first winter harvest of medium oxidized and light roasted Dancong tea from older trees / shrubs " lao cong " . Caramel-ish with very subtle notes of the roast pairing well with overall gently bittersweet taste. As every winter tea , this one also comes in limited amount.
Flowery scent with touch of roasted almonds followed by same mouthfeel experience , would be probably the main description of this medium roasted dancong from older tea trees of Liu family. In certain steppings the roast notes are dominating over the flowers but sweet fruity candy sensation forms up on both sides of the tongue after few cups and stay...
From old arbor tea trees ( higher altitude than we had before ) ."Mi Tao Liang" - the scent of peaches, is dominating texture of this tea. The tea soup is gentle bitter in front with harder infusions but gets sweet lingering feeling on side of the tongue which overall turns to the peachy-ish mouth feel when breath out trough your nose. Don't be afraid to...