“This is my four hundredth tasting note! It’s been a fun ride! Given the state of my tea museum, I might be able to reach five hundred tasting notes without buying any more tea, though I expect to...” Read full tasting note
“Quick note since I have little experience with Dan Cong oolong. It’s like liquid sunshine honey mixed with a roasty undertone that somehow brings crystallized ginger to the forefront, and it has...” Read full tasting note
Our friend Eric Chan has been head of his family’s heirloom arbor for a decade now. A young, third-generation grower situated in the venerable Phoenix Mountain Range of Guangdong, Eric melds a reverence for varietal oolong with a thirst for experimentation. To celebrate our fifth year of buying from Chan, we sourced a lot from one of his oldest parcels: You Hua Xiang ‘Pomelo Blossom Aroma’ a Phoenix Oolong very popular in 1886, when the grove was planted, less so today. A contemplative infusion; minimal oxidation, bamboo basket tumbling, and a light finishing bake endow the old tree material with an ethereal floral quality. Notes of orange marmalade, yuzu, and elderflower liqueur.
Region: Fenghuang, Guangdong, China
Variety: You Hua Xiang ‘Pomelo Blossom Aroma’
Elevation: 850m
Harvest: April 7, 2021
Producer: Eric Chan
Brewing Recommendation: 6g tea | 340g water | 205F | 2:30
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