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2023 Ji Long Kan Dancong

2023 Ji Long Kan Dancong

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Rare varietal hand-finished
high-elevation Dancong
Ji Long Kan is one of the rarest Dancongs, with only a few single trees in Wudongshan. Uniquely creamy profile with notes of vanilla cream, honeysuckle, grape candy, and eucalyptus.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
Rare varietal hand-finished
high-elevation Dancong
Ji Long Kan is one of the rarest Dancongs, with only a few single trees in Wudongshan. Uniquely creamy profile with notes of vanilla cream, honeysuckle, grape candy, and eucalyptus.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
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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 2023
    • Wudong ShanGuangdong Province
    • ELEVATION1000 METERS
    • Ji Long KanTea Varietal

    Huang Ruiguang’s Ji Long Kan Dancong is an incredibly unique high elevation tea. The Ji Long Kan tea tree gets its name from its similarity to a "chicken pen" in appearance. Huang Rui Guang and his sons hand picked and hand processed over 24 hours of continuous intensive labor to bring out all the nuanced fruit and florals. The biodiversity of the region and unique microclimate lends a cooling ‘yun’ sensation to this tea for a persistent and commanding taste experience. 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. This tea represents his personal selection to represent the absolute best of what his family produces, and only a few kilograms are available each year. We are excited for the chance to share this incredibly rare tea.

  • true
    90
    grape candy, lime zest
    true
    85
    jasmine, honeysuckle
    true
    40
    vanilla ice cream
    true
    65
    eucalyptus, cardamom
    false
    true
    electric, intense, juicy

    Tasting Profile

    • fruit - grape candy, lime zest
    • floral - jasmine, honeysuckle
    • savory - vanilla ice cream
    • spice - eucalyptus, cardamom
    • texture - electric, intense, juicy


Huang Ruiguang 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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