Winter "Snowflake Duck Shit Aroma" Dan Cong Oolong Tea

I brewed this tea Gong Fu as I do with most teas.
The first thing you notice about this tea is the intense aromas of the leaves: syrupy-sweet with strong notes of lychee and rambutan. Luckily, these fruity flavors come through in the liquor as well as nice woody earthiness: reminiscent of a wet log covered in moss.

I had this tea in the morning, it was pretty good, but not exceptional. It is a very green Dan Cong. Its profile reminds me of Yunnan green teas, but here we have more floral and flowery qualities, a more creamy taste, and a softer texture. It also steeps for quite a long time.

Dry leaf aroma is predominately flowery and perfumy with additional notes such as cookies and peach tart among others. After the rinse, I can further smell custard and the overall feeling is that of fresh mountain breeze on a meadow with blossoming flowers.

The taste is creamy, vegetal and fragrant. It has a nice bitterness a light fruity sweetness. Aftertaste is more floral and there is a good huigan too. Mouthfeel is great to be honest – numbing, velvety, and soft.

Quick note while it’s still fresh in my mind. It’s really good. I had it yesterday and am having it again today. Barely oxidized, very green with fruit notes and a non-perfumey floral taste. Also TGY-ish. Super creamy mouth-feel and sweet finish. I really feel my “tea analysis ability” shortcomings today… lol. There are no review notes on this one so thought I’d write a quick one in hoping others will try this and review it.

Yixing teapot, 6.2g, rinse, 13 steeps, 5s, 10s, 15s (I’m right here right now), 20s, 25s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 1m, 1m30s, 2m, 2m30s, 3m

This was my second favorite out of the Dan Congs I tried yesterday.