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2023 King of Thieves Dancong

2023 King of Thieves Dancong

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Legendary Ancient Dancong
Only a few kilos of this rare Dancong are picked every year from a stand of old tea trees on Wudongshan that yield a uniquely cooling pine flavor and notes of daffodil, steamed rice, aloeswood, and cherry with a lingering aftertaste.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wudongshan, Guandong
Legendary Ancient Dancong
Only a few kilos of this rare Dancong are picked every year from a stand of old tea trees on Wudongshan that yield a uniquely cooling pine flavor and notes of daffodil, steamed rice, aloeswood, and cherry with a lingering aftertaste.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wudongshan, Guandong
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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
    • King of Thieves TreeTea Varietal

    贼王 or “King of Thieves" got its name from the famous story of a thief stealing this valuable tea tree in the middle of the night over 200 years ago, but leaving some of the roots and trunk in their haste to cut it down. King of Thieves growing today is said to have regrown from that little remaining root stock. This tea was hand picked and hand processed over 24 hours of intense labor to bring out its rich nuanced dessert-like flavor and spiced tropical undertones. The biodiversity of the high elevation Wudongshan plot give this tea deep cooling yun notes. Since only several kilos are picked each year, Huang Ruiguang personally oversees the 24 hour yaoqing finishing process, all without machinery, helping his two sons hone in on the striking one of a kind aromatics and texture that this tea has to offer.

  • true
    90
    aloeswood, cinnamon
    true
    70
    daffodil
    true
    60
    steamed rice
    true
    75
    starfruit, candied cherry
    false
    true
    tingling, complex, deep forest

    Tasting Profile

    • spice - aloeswood, cinnamon
    • floral - daffodil
    • savory - steamed rice
    • fruit - starfruit, candied cherry
    • texture - tingling, complex, deep forest


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  • '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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