As legend has it, the last emperor of the Song dynasty decocted and drank this tea when he was thirsty when he was escaping to Phoenix Mountains. So this kind of tea tree has been consumed since the Song era, and there still exist nearly 600-year-old tea trees at Wudongshan in Phoenix Mountains, called “Song Zhong Dan Cong.”
Song Zhong Dan Cong is generally defined as an over-10-meter-tall tree at age over 200.
The tea has a potent, complex, sophisticated, respectful flavor with slightly sweet, floral, woodland forest notes. It has a sharp, long-lasting and pleasant after-taste. Ideally prepared with 95 Celsius water in 30 second infusions, gradually increasing the time of re-steeping. Repeated infusions will slightly dissipate the astringent nature of the tea, lending it a milder, more floral and perfumed flavor.
The amount of its production is extremely small, so it is a very valuable tea.
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Item code: TTY133
Origin: Guangdong Prov., CHINA
Ingredients: oolong tea
Best before: OCT / 2025
Dimensions: 12 x 20 cm
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How to prepare
3 g 0.1 oz 0.7 US tsp
95°C 203°F
150 ml 5.1 fl oz 150 cc
30 sec.~
STEP 1) Warm a gaiwan or teapot by pouring boiling water into it, then pouring it out.
STEP 2) Put tea leaves into the pot and pour water over the leaves.
STEP 3) Steam it for the required time.
STEP 4) Pour the tea into a pitcher, then into the cups to serve.
❖ When first pouring water over the leaves, foam is created. Remove the foam using the lid of the pot to achieve clearer taste.
❖ No need to "wash" the tea leaves, the first infusion is already ready to drink.
❖ For the second infusion, steep it for about half the time of the first infusion. For every other infusion after that increase the steeping time (from the time of the first infusion).
❖ Make sure to open the lid of the teapot between infusions, to prevent the leaves from steaming too much.
Taste of tea is a matter of preference, so try infusing tea in several ways and find your
favorite way to infuse.
This tea is undoubtedly on the pricier side, yet it is worth every single penny!! I found the 3g of leaf suggestion to be good for 120ml water, I suggest 4.5g if you want a more intense session.
AROMA - like a freshly picked bouquet of flowers - I can pick out honeysuckle, gardenia, and dandelion - layered over fresh orange, grapefruit, and lemon.
TASTE - similarly floral, with the citrus coming more to the forefront.
AFTERTASTE - a potent and lingering aftertaste of orange marmalade!
TEXTURE - soft, silky, not oily like some teas, but not thin, either.
PROGRESSION THROUGH STEEPS - First few steeps are floral and subtler, later steeps really ramp up the intensity with the flavors of orange and grapefruit peel overtaking the florals.
STEEP TIMINGS - Can easily get too bitter if oversteeped, especially on the later infusions. I found the suggested 30s to be a bit too intense. I suggest starting with flash steeps for the first 2-3, then 5, 10, 15, 20 seconds.
TEAWARE PAIRINGS - Porcelain gaiwan to concentrate the aroma, or a yixing-style unglazed clay teapot to bring out the silky texture.
*Definitely use filtered water! Especially if you have hard tap water like I do. It will dull the aroma and make it taste chalky otherwise.
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Ge******, 2021-04-28 08:32 JST,
I can only describe this tea as elegant. The flavors and aromas are incredibly balanced. Subtle but not weak by any means. A very refined tea
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