“Today is a day for mustering courage in applying for writing jobs…which requires more writing. There’s only one type of tea I turn to when I need a jolt, but not a “big” jolt – oolong. As if by...” Read full tasting note
“This is tea number 3 from the Canton Tea Club. The almond in the title is what seriously peaked my interest’o’meter in this one and the longest I could wait before trying it was a day....” Read full tasting note
“Thanks to KittyLovesTea for a sample of this far too long ago! Although the leaves look dark, this oolong brews up lighter than expected, and it appears that the leaves are actually kind of a dark...” Read full tasting note
In Gonghou village, the tea farmer Lin Songzhu (pictured above) is famed for his expert tea-making skills. His Dan Cong teas are rare, skilfully made and very, very special. We are delighted to have two of his teas this year (this Dan Cong and the Jiang Hua Ginger Flower Dan Cong).
Lin Songzhu carefully selects the right trees on his plantation for this tea – they must be Ju Duo Zai trees around 80 years old. This selection of leaves, alongside his expert and dedicated processing methods ensure the best flavour. The farmer stays up all night to process the tea so that it receives just the right level of oxidation to bring out the natural almond flavour – not an easy process, it can only be done by the most skilful tea makers.
The higher altitude the tea trees grow at, the smaller and thinner the Dan Cong leaves – hence why these leaves are quite tightly twisted. Even after several infusions in a gaiwan the leaves will still be quite twisted – a sign of a high mountain tea processed with extreme skill.
Canton Tea Co is a London-based tea company trading in high grade, whole leaf Chinese tea. We have exclusive access to some of the best jasmine, white, green, oolong, black and authentic puerh teas available. In our first year, we scooped Six Golds at the 2009 Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards. Our Jasmine Pearls won the top three star gold award, endorsing it as the best available in the UK.