2023 Mi Lan Black Tea
2023 Mi Lan Black Tea
Iconic Dancong
Finished as Black Tea
Finished as Black Tea
The Huang family sets aside part of his famous Mi Lan harvest, typically reserved for oolong, and gives it a traditional black tea finish to bring out luscious, tropical juicy notes of candied fruit, fudge, cardamom and rose petal.
Spring 2023 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
Crafted By the Huang Family
Recognized by Chaozhou as an 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
- ELEVATION600 METERS
- Mi Lan XiangTea Varietal
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. Their mountain plot and decades of work in improving agriculture techniques for the region have earned the Huang Family'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.
Tasting Profile
- floral - rose
- savory - chocolate fudge
- spice - cardamom
- fruit - candied lime, blueberry
- texture - deep spiced aftertaste
the Huang Family also recommends:
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