2022 Old Tree Wulong Dancong
2022 Old Tree Wulong Dancong
Wild Arbor Dancong
Picked from Ancient Trees
Picked from Ancient Trees
Wudongshan is home to the oldest Dancong tea trees. Huang Ruiguang's family carefully harvests these old trees and hand-finishes the leaves for notes of galangal, rye, papaya and jasmine with a powerful cooling aftertaste.
Spring 2022 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
Crafted by Huang Rui Guang
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 2022
- Wudong ShanGuangdong Province
- ELEVATION1000 METERS
- WulongTea Varietal
This Old Tree Dancong is picked from tree stock over one hundred years old. These trees are allowed to grow wild on the mountainside, and are only picked once a year in small quantities to allow the trees to continue growing. The deeper roots take up more minerals and the long history of the tree means that as a fighter, the plant has produced more polyphenols to fend off threats than cultivated plants, giving it a richer more complex flavor as a result. Master Huang leans on over fifty years of nationally-recognized and awarded work in tea to direct his sons in hand-finishing this limited harvest tea.
- DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2022
Tasting Profile
- fruit - papaya
- floral - lotus, jasmine
- savory - marshmallow, rye
- spice - galangal, cinnamon
- texture - sparkling, tingling
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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