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2022 High Elevation Mi Lan Xiang

2022 High Elevation Mi Lan Xiang

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Old Growth Mi Lan from
High on Wudongshan
The tiny Wudongshan microclimate that yields this aromatic masterpiece is Huang Ruiguang’s favorite mountainside. He brings out powerful lingering Mi Lan with notes of lychee, honey, ginger, and a cooling aftertaste.
Spring 2022 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
Old Growth Mi Lan from
High on Wudongshan
The tiny Wudongshan microclimate that yields this aromatic masterpiece is Huang Ruiguang’s favorite mountainside. He brings out powerful lingering Mi Lan with notes of lychee, honey, ginger, and a cooling aftertaste.
Spring 2022 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
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Crafted by Huang Rui Guang

Huang Ruiguang is an award-winning nationally-recognized master & published author. He is respected for his work expanding and modernizing tea agriculture in Fenghuang. He is devoted to tending his old-growth tea and has set the modern standard for competition-level Dancong aromatics and texture.
    • DATE OF PICKINGSpring 2022
    • Wudong ShanGuangdong Province
    • ELEVATION1000 METERS
    • Mi Lan XiangTea Varietal

    This high elevation Mi Lan Dancong comes from older trees on Master Huang's favorite plot of land high up the mountain in Wudongshan. He describes the orientation to the rising sun and the microclimate as the best suited for rich, powerful Dancong. Huang Ruiguang's expertise and leadership in agriculture across Fenghuang have won him dozens of awards, such as the recent gold medal for Mi Lan at the Guangdong Tea Expo 2015. Mi Lan varieties is naturally one of the most luscious, juicy and floral teas out there. The perfect microclimate of Wudongshan and Huang Ruiguang’s masterful craftsmanship during the meticulous 16 hour yaoqing process bring out unprecedented complexity in this reserve offering.

  • true
    85
    peony, orchid, honey
    true
    70
    juicy mango
    true
    65
    candied ginger
    true
    50
    angel food cake
    true
    cooling, perfumed, tingling

    Tasting Profile

    • floral - peony, orchid, honey
    • fruit - juicy mango
    • spice - candied ginger
    • savory - angel food cake
    • texture - cooling, perfumed, tingling

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    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

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