Dancong Aria from Adagio Teas

Dancong Aria

Tea type
Oolong Tea
Ingredients
Oolong Tea
Flavors
Cinnamon, Floral, Honey, Mineral, Molasses, Nutty, Roasted, Roasted Nuts, Sweet, Toast, Toasty, Bitter, Earth, Nuts, Flowers, Peach
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Loose Leaf, Tea Bag
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by JulieWyant
Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 3 g 11 oz / 316 ml

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  • “2nd infusion w/ dinner. Left over Chinese- Lemon Chicken w/ white rice… my FAVE! My family are not Chinese food eaters so I only get it on my birthday.” Read full tasting note
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  • “I’m glad the description for this one says ‘perfumey’, because I definitely got that when sniffing this tea dry, and even now as it is brewed, and thought it was perhaps contaminated. I now doubt...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Wow. I love this tea more and more each time that I’m actually rationing it off. I am definitely going to buy this after I’ve decupboarded a couple of teas. :) Lychee sweetness! So great! I get...” Read full tasting note
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From Adagio Teas

Dancong oolongs are a rare variety from Phoenix Mountain in Guangdong province, China. Our Dancong Aria (Mi Lan Xiang) is grown at an elevation of 1000 meters and exudes a perfumy aroma of orchids and almonds. Smooth and refined texture with flavors of fresh apricot, peach pit, and honey. Incredibly long finish. Dancong Aria is a tea to take your time with – for maximum sweetness use lower water temperature than for most oolongs and be careful not to over-steep it, because, for a tea that’s got ‘flowers’ going on for days, this is no shrinking violet. A rich, grounding cup, perfect to enjoy in multiple infusions.

Dancong tea trees are not pruned to waist-level bushes but are grown into full-sized trees, often 30 ft. high. Some are 60-years-old. Our selection is from the Guangdong province, grown at 1000 meters’ elevation on the Phoenix Mountains. Teas from such older, unpruned trees result in leaves with intense flavor and fragrance redolent of orchids which is enhanced when brewed gong fu style to capture the taste and fragrance as the expressive leaves open up in the water. Use a moderately low water temperature for our Dancong Aria (Mi Lan Xiang) to enjoy the long finish and multiple deep-flavored infusions.

Oolong Tea | Moderate caffeine | Steep at 195° for 3-5 minutes.

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I just received a sample of this and am currently sipping my second steep. I brewed it using a sort of “gong-fu” style: tiny yixing pot, lots o’ leaf, very short (< 1 min.) steeps. I’m very impressed! Classic Dancong flavor: sweet and flowery, but with enough astringency to remind you that you’re not drinking a Bao Zhong. Really a beautiful tea, and at a reasonable price compared to other Dancongs of comparable quality. I highly recommend this to lovers of oolong. One caution: in my experience, Dancongs can be a little finicky, so if your first try at this tea isn’t great, don’t give up.
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I didn’t use anything with this tea.
This is a dark fermented oolong with a lot of toastiness but a very weak mouth. Paired with it being a fussy brew and the very hot taste being slightly astringent no matter what you do makes it not high up on my list.
The astringency goes away as the tea cools but none of the other negatives are mitigated by cooling.
Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec
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