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2023 Ba Xian Dancong

2023 Ba Xian Dancong

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Ancient Dancong Named for
the Daoist immortals
The Huang family still tends several of the original unique 8 trees that stood side by side and earned the name "Ba Xian" (8 Immortals). Meticulous hand-finishing for notes of aloeswood and aloe with a cooling powerful aftertaste.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
Ancient Dancong Named for
the Daoist immortals
The Huang family still tends several of the original unique 8 trees that stood side by side and earned the name "Ba Xian" (8 Immortals). Meticulous hand-finishing for notes of aloeswood and aloe with a cooling powerful aftertaste.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
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Crafted by the Huang Family

Recognized by Chaozhou as a 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 2023
    • Wudong ShanGuangdong Province
    • ELEVATION1000 METERS
    • Ba XianTea Varietal

    八仙 or Ba Xian references the eight Taoist immortals, a truly evocative name for a truly unique tea. Huang Ruiguang shared that originally, there were eight trees growing next to each other, each with a different flavor and appearance, like the Taoist Immortals. Today, five of the eight original trees still remain. The Huang family's tree has one of the most perfectly situated east-facing high elevation slopes on Wudongshan, earned for a lifetime of contribution to Fenghuang as agricultural pioneers and master tasters. Their Ba Xian Dancong is lush and juicy, full of tropical flower and fruit flavors, coaxed out over 24 hours of intense hand processing.

  • true
    100
    melon, aloe
    true
    80
    aloeswood, sarsaprilla
    true
    60
    rosewood, orange blossom
    true
    60
    upside down cake
    false
    true
    juicy, cooling, minerality

    Tasting Profile

    • fruit - melon, aloe
    • spice - aloeswood, sarsaprilla
    • floral - rosewood, orange blossom
    • savory - upside down cake
    • texture - juicy, cooling, minerality

the Huang Family also recommends

  • '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

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