2023 Mi Lan Xiang Dancong
2023 Mi Lan Xiang Dancong
Iconic Juicy Honeyed Oolong
Mi Lan Xiang is the most famous Dancong, and the Huang Family sets the standard for this tea’s aromatic complexity. They win gold at the Guangdong Tea Expo thanks to this tea’s luscious notes of orchid, guava and ginger, and the juicy lingering aftertaste.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
Crafted by the Huang Family
Huang Ruiguang is an award-winning nationally-recognized master & published author. He is respected for his work expanding and modernizing tea agriculture in Fenghuang. His family is devoted to tending his old-growth tea and has set the modern standard for competition-level Dancong aromatics and texture.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2023
- Wudong ShanGuangdong Province
- ELEVATION600 METERS
- Mi Lan XiangTea Varietal
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. Teh family's mountain plot and decades of work in improving agriculture techniques for the region have earned the huang family'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.
Tasting Profile
- floral - orchid honey
- spice - fresh ginger
- fruit - pineapple, guava
- savory - coconut
- texture - juicy, lingering
the Huang Family also recommends
Steeping Instructions
Western
5-10 g.6-8
oz.use 208° watersteep 20 secondsresteep many times
add 10 sec. each infusionGongfu
10 g.6 ozuse 208° watersteep 6 seconds
add 4 sec. per steepingenjoy many steepingsIced/Cold
5 g.12
oz.use room temp. waterrefrigerate overnight
8 hoursadd ice & enjoy