Dan Cong Red Tea

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86 / 100

Calculated from 3 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Typical Preparation
Use 4 oz / 124 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 4 g of tea
Steep for 1 min, 45 sec
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11 Tasting Notes View all

“3/4 of the red tea sampler from jing tea shop. I wanted something this morning I could drink without additions. The leaves are very dark, thin and wiry. I put a pinch in my glass teapot and then...” Read full tasting note
“This is a follow up to my last tasting note. Today I’m doing multiple short steeps in a gaiwan. These Dan Cong Red Tea leaves are quite long, so I expect them to be great for resteeping. Tasting...” Read full tasting note
“I want to update my previous note, as this tea has surpassed every other tea in my estimation. It just gets better and better. And I did want to say that, personally, I don’t get any astringency. I...” Read full tasting note
“Revisited. This tea is delicious. in my previous note i used 4g, this time 5g. thats my ratio nowdays 5g for 100ml. as previously mentioned its citrusy, longan, grapes and raw nuts. Still love...” Read full tasting note

Description

Origine : Er Mao Village, Wu Dong Mountain, Cha Zhou, Guang Dong Prvince
Harvesting: Spring 2011
Plantation attitude : About 500 meters above sea level
Tea varietals : Shui Xian
Grade : AA
Weight : 100gr/3.53oz
Dry leaves appearance : The leaves are in thin and long stripes. The black color leaves show a shinny red hint.

Fragrance : The leaves offer hot chocolate note with deep honey sweet nature fragrance.

Liquor : The liquor holds a rich reddish color with excellent clarity. The smooth texture is thick and oily.

Taste : The thick liquor has a complex taste; nutty, chocolaty, mild spicy with lovely honey flavor all along. A delicate floral flavor appears on the backafter swallowing the tea.

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