Huang Zhi Xiang (Yellow Sprig)
Dan Cong Wulong Tea 2024
A medium-roasted Dan Cong wulong tea with a buoyant gardenia aroma and mellow body. One of the oldest local tea varieties from Phoenix Mountain. Popular for its characteristic high fragrance and honey yellow brew with a light yet full flavor. Young leaves are harvested early in spring for minimal bitterness.
2024’s Yellow Sprig brews particularly light and smooth with well-balanced flavor. Typical gardenia aromatics command the stage with a powerful presence, crowned with a touch of brown-sugar sweetness.
- Tea Origin
- Phoenix Mountain, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, China
- Tea Bush
- Huang Zhi Xiang (Yellow Sprig)
- Tea Maker
- Wu Jianhua and Chen Weiqiao
- Harvest Time
- Mid-April
- Plucking Standard
- Zhong kai mian
This lightly oxidized and medium roasted Dan Cong wulong tea brews a light honey yellow tea color, with a sweet, mellow body and a light gardenia aroma. Huang Zhi Xiang (Yellow Sprig) is a great tea for new Dan Cong wulong tea drinkers because of its high fragrance, light flavor and affordable price.
Yellow Sprig offers aromatics akin to blooming gardenia flowers and yields a brisk flavor that can be compared to Mi Lan Xiang (Snow Orchid), although slightly milder. As with every Dan Cong wulong tea, you can reuse the leaves over and over multiple times – more so than you would with most other types of tea. Good aroma will accompany you to the last infusion.
At approximately 600 years old, the original mother bush for Yellow Sprig is the oldest known tea plant in Phoenix Mountain.
Learn more about how Dan Cong wulong tea is made here.
Learn more about Dan Cong wulong’s history and Chaozhou tea culture here.
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