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2022 High Elevation Huang Zhi Xiang

2022 High Elevation Huang Zhi Xiang

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Crisp + Juicy Reserve
High-Elevation Dancong
Huang Zhi Xiang or “orange blossom fragrance” varietal from old tea trees high on Wudongshan. Hand-finished to bring out powerful textural + notes of aloeswood, camphor, orange blossom and honeydew.
Spring 2022 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
Crisp + Juicy Reserve
High-Elevation Dancong
Huang Zhi Xiang or “orange blossom fragrance” varietal from old tea trees high on Wudongshan. Hand-finished to bring out powerful textural + notes of aloeswood, camphor, orange blossom and honeydew.
Spring 2022 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
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Crafted by Huang Rui Guang

Recognized by Chaozhou as an living cultural treasure, Master Huang Ruiguang is the grandfather of modern Dancong. His status and award-winning history give him and his family picking rights to one of the best old-growth Dancong plots in Wudongshan
 
Huang Ruiguang is devoted to continuing his work as a steward of rare ancient Dancong and as a teacher to nearly every family in the village, setting the standard for what defines the very best in competition-level taste, texture and aroma.
    • DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2022
    • Wudong ShanGuangdong Province
    • ELEVATION1000 METERS
    • Huang Zhi XiangTea Varietal

    This Huang Zhi Xiang Dancong is picked from Huang Ruiguang's favorite high-elevation plot in Wudongshan from older tree stock and meticulously hand finished by Master Huang's sons over 24 hours to bring out the deep, almost electrifying aromatics. Huang Zhi Xiang is an incredibly rich spiced varietal with natural cooling notes that come through with striking intensity with the perfect microclimate, careful hand-picking, and 24+ hour continuous hand processing and finishing. Only a few kilos are harvested every year, and we are excited for the privilege to share. Master Huang's work in Dancong tasting and agriculture has won him countless awards and recognition, a biography in a 2015 published book on the history of Dancong, and leadership in every convention and tasting event in Guangdong. Though he is mostly retired, he still works with his sons to produce limited quantities of fine teas like this one.

  • true
    95
    orange blossom
    true
    100
    camphor, aloeswood
    true
    85
    honeydew melon
    true
    50
    brown sugar cake
    true
    powerful, crisp, tingling

    Tasting Profile

    • floral - orange blossom
    • spice - camphor, aloeswood
    • fruit - honeydew melon
    • savory - brown sugar cake
    • texture - powerful, crisp, tingling

Huang Ruiguang also recommends:

  1. 2022 Mi Lan Xiang Dancong
    2022 Mi Lan Xiang Dancong

    Huang Ruiguang's family Mi Lan Dancong is picked only once a year from single trees that are not pruned back to encourage deeper roots & more robust flavor, year after year. His mountain plot and decades of work in improving agriculture techniques for the region have earned Huang Ruiguang's Milan awards such as the recent 2015 Gold Medal at the Sixth Guangdong Tea Expo. Mi Lan varietal is set apart with its distinctive golden green leaf color in early spring & its luscious deep aromatics.

  2. 2022 Da Wu Ye Dancong
    2022 Da Wu Ye Dancong
    Da Wu Ye is a truly unique varietal in its intense savory and spicy notes. While most Dancong is all about perfumed floral aromatics, this tea is about texture and flavor. Da Wu Ye varietal takes its name from the unusually large deep green leaves. This harvest comes from mid-elevation Wudongshan stock, picked once a year and processed over 24 hours to bring out the deep savory undertones.
  3. 2022 Mi Lan Black Tea
    2022 Mi Lan Black Tea

    Huang Ruiguang's family Mi Lan Dancong is picked only once a year from single trees that are not pruned back to encourage deeper roots & more robust flavor, year after year. His mountain plot and decades of work in improving agriculture techniques for the region have earned Huang Ruiguang's Mi Lan awards such as the recent 2015 Gold Medal at the Sixth Guangdong Tea Expo. This Mi Lan is allowed to naturally oxidize for over 24 hours before being carefully spread, baked and tumbled. The oxidation creates a deep rich black tea flavor, but Mi Lan varietal’s natural juicy floral honey flavor still comes through strong.

  • 'An accomplished technical master of tea, Huang Rui Guang is affectionately called a ‘modern tea sage’ by many. He likes to say that one love is enough in life, and his is tea. This excerpt is an attempt to portray a small piece of one man’s contributions to and love of tea'

  • 5-10
    6-8
    208
    20 seconds
    10
    10
    6
    208
    6 seconds
    4
    5
    12
    room temp
    8 hours

    Steeping Instructions

    Western

    5-10 g.6-8
    oz.
    use 208° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
    add 10 sec. each infusion

    Gongfu

    10 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 6 seconds
    add 4 sec. per steeping
    enjoy many steepings

    Iced/Cold

    5 g.12
    oz.
    use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
    8 hours
    add ice & enjoy