This is one of our favorite dancong cultivars and Wen Zitong has an incredible ability to make this cultivar shine. This is our most looked-forward to dancong of the year every year, and we are so happy with what Wen Zitong has crafted.
The dry leaves have a sweet creamy fragrance that comes from the controlled roasting, however, it doesn’t completely overwhelm the spring flower fragrance of the leaves themselves.When infused, the roast quickly gives way to the sweetgrass body of the tea itself.The first few infusion have faint notes of jam, but the tea soup is overwhelmingly creamy on the tongue with a pleasant mouthfeel.
The brew is a pale gold, suggesting a lighter roasting than some of the other offerings from Wudong this year.After a few infusions, the natural floral fragrances and vegetative body of the tea comes to the forefront to dominate the session.The pleasant thickness of the tea remains throughout the session coating the mouth and throat with a mineral sweetness that lasts long after the final infusion.
This tea is a blend of a few old Baxian trees that belong to Wen Zitong's family up above the Wudong village, on the slopes of the Wudong mountain itself. These teas from the Wudong core region leave a lingering tingling sweetness on our tongue that is surprisingly consistent, apparent, and exclusive to the Wudong dancongs.
Incredible! Sweet, creamy and with a good body all white being so light. I drink mostly white teas and this is one of the best I've had this year, easily beating stuff that's $30+/100g. What a steal!
Very fragrant tea, sweet with a hint of bitterness. Even my husband, who doesn’t like most of the teas I drink, enjoyed it a lot. It’s not particularly complex, but it brews beautifully and holds up well through many infusions.
