Dry leaves of Phoenix Dan Cong Lao Cong Ba Xian
Old bushes growing among the rocks of Phoenix Mountain
Dry leaves of Phoenix Dan Cong Lao Cong Ba Xian Old bushes growing among the rocks of Phoenix Mountain

Phoenix Oolong Lao Cong Ba Xian 2016鳳凰単叢 老欉八仙 2016

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From old trees at around 1,200m on Wudong mountain. Restrained in aroma but concentrated in the aftertaste, with a plain sweetness suggesting strawberry and mulberry.
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We frequently visit Fenghuang Town in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, to source high-quality Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong tea directly.

An old Phoenix Dan Cong tree on Wu Dong Shan and me, Akira Hojo
An old Phoenix Dan Cong tree on Wu Dong Shan and me, Akira Hojo

Tea trees growing on the steep, rocky slopes of Wu Dong Shan
Tea trees growing on the steep, rocky slopes of Wu Dong Shan

Among Dan Cong teas, tea harvested from especially old trees is called "Lao Cong."

This Ba Xian comes from old trees, several hundred years old, at an altitude of around 1,200m on Wu Dong Shan.

Compared to other Dan Cong, Lao Cong Ba Xian has a modest flavor, but the quality of the leaf is extremely high, and its aftertaste feels as dense as that of a high-end single tree tea.

When you swallow the tea, you may even feel as if the liquid is soaking into your body.

We recommend this tea to people who drink Phoenix Oolong regularly.

The flavor is of berries. It is a simple flavor, yet you can sense sweetness in it: strawberry, mulberry, raspberry, and a faint touch of fresh herbs.

People in Chaozhou like to brew Ba Xian strong.

Brewing it strong makes the quality of the taste and flavor especially easy to appreciate, so we recommend it.

Because the quality of the leaf is extremely good, you can enjoy many infusions.

It easily lasts six infusions or more, so depending on how you look at it, the cost per cup may be about the same as that of a cheaper Dan Cong.

About this tea

Origin
Mt Wudong, Fenghuang town, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
Altitude
About 1200m
Age of tea tree
Several centuries
Cultivation
Pesticide-free, unfertilised and unpruned; natural tree form (tall-tree form); natural farming
Cultivar
Ba Xian
Plucking
Hand-plucked
Harvest season
First spring flush
Harvest year
2016
Processing
Medium to heavy fermentation
Roast
Charcoal-roasted at low temperature; qing xiang style
Sourcing
We visit the growing regions frequently and buy directly from the producers

For more on this tea's origin, processing, and brewing, see What Is Phoenix Dan Cong? Dan Cong, Lao Cong, Origin, Processing, and Brewing.

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