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2024 Ya Shi Dancong

2024 Ya Shi Dancong

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Infamous Dancong Cultivar
with Deep Spiced Flavor
Legend says Ya Shi was so good, it got its name (literally "Duck Droppings") to keep this tea an inside secret. Instead, the name made this tea even more famous! Notes of ginseng, osmanthus, lychee and sugar cookie
Spring 2024 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
Infamous Dancong Cultivar
with Deep Spiced Flavor
Legend says Ya Shi was so good, it got its name (literally "Duck Droppings") to keep this tea an inside secret. Instead, the name made this tea even more famous! Notes of ginseng, osmanthus, lychee and sugar cookie
Spring 2024 ♦ Wudongshan, Guangdong
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Crafted by the Huang Family

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 2024
    • Wudong ShanGuangdong Province
    • ELEVATION600 METERS
    • Ya ShiTea Varietal

    Ya Shi is infamous for its name - which translates to "Duck Droppings." The story is that this varietal was so delicious and so scarce that the locals wanted to think of a name that would stop anyone from trying the tea to keep the secret for themselves. Naming aside, the Huang Family's Ya Shi Dancong is picked once a year from well-situated mature stock in the famous Wudong Shan region, and brews with a startlingly consistent ginseng-dominant focus and intense sweetness.

  • true
    80
    lychee, tangerine
    true
    70
    osmanthus, jasmine
    true
    70
    brown sugar cookie
    true
    60
    sandalwood, cinnamon
    false
    true
    sweet, honeyed, juicy

    Tasting Profile

    • fruit - lychee, tangerine
    • floral - osmanthus, jasmine
    • savory - brown sugar cookie
    • spice - sandalwood, cinnamon
    • texture - sweet, honeyed, juicy

the Huang Family also recommends:

  • 'Dancong is an alluring, deeply aromatic tea that changes over each steeping and lingers on the palate for hours. Properly brewing Fenghuang Dancong requires more care than many other teas, but the extra attention is worth the reward'

  • 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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