Guangdong

Lǐngtóu Dān Cóng岭头单丛

Lǐngtóu dān cóng

Origin: China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省), Ráopíng County (饶平县, Ráopíng Xiàn), ...
Tea type: Oolong Tea
Caffeine Level: High
Water Temperature: 95.000000

Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Ling Tou Dan Cong — an oolong with a unique honey sweetness and floral aroma, a pearl of Guangdong.

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Brewing

Brewing Temperature: 95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount: 5–8 g per 100–150 ml (gongfu method); standard proportion — 5 g per 150 ml (1:20–30).
Teaware: Gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) of thin porcelain — universal choice, reveals aroma purity. For roasted styles, a small Yíxīng clay teapot (紫砂壶) is suitable, softening taste....
Water Temperature: 95.000000
Brewing Notes: 5 g tea per 500 ml cold water in glass container, 4–6 hours in refrigerator. Results in refreshing drink with pure honey aroma, ideal for summer season.
Water Temperature Detail: 95–100°C. High temperature is necessary for full revelation of "honey rhyme" and liquor body density. For lighter, lightly roasted styles, reduction to 92–95&#176...

Origin

Tea Type: Oolong
Origin Country: CN
Province: Guangdong
Category: Guǎngdōng dān cóng teas (广东单丛). Together with Fènghuáng Dān Cóng (凤凰单丛), it constitutes one of the two commercial product lines of dan cong teas. It is a geo...
Coordinates: 116°35′–116°58′ E, 23°45′–24°14′ N.
Origin: China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省), Ráopíng County (饶平县, Ráopíng Xiàn), Cháozhōu City (潮州市, Cháozhōu Shì). Core area — Fúbīn Town (浮滨镇,...

Taste

Dry Leaf Appearance: Longitudinal, tightly twisted, strong and heavy strips (条索紧结壮硕). Color — yellow-brown with oily luster (黄褐油润). Uniform grading, whole leaves.
Dry Leaf Aroma: Pronounced floral-honey (花蜜香), with orchid notes and light spiciness. Honey is felt deeply, not dispersing outward — "sinking" aroma characteristic specifically of Lin...
Liquor Aroma: Honey sweetness dominates, woven into floral background (蜜兰香). Aroma is not volatile, but "dissolved in the liquor" — at first seems restrained, but with careful inhal...
Liquor Color: Orange-yellow, clear and bright (橙黄明亮) for primary processed tea; golden-clear (金黄透亮) for refined tea. Color intensity increases with higher oxidation and roasting degrees.
Spent Leaves: Whole unfolded leaves, soft and elastic, with clear boundary: yellow-green "belly" and reddish-brown edges (黄腹红边). Color uniformity indicates correct shaking execution.
Taste: Rich, dense (浓醇), with pronounced "viscosity" (粘稠感). Sweetness is bright and quick, transitioning to prolonged returning sweetness (回甘, huígān) with deep "th...

Details

Oxidation: 25.000000 - 50.000000
Leaf Shape: Strip
Oxidation Maximum: 50.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail: 50
Cultivar: Lǐngtóu Dān Cóng (岭头单丛) — original cultivar selected from the group of local shui xian (水仙, shuǐxiān). Classification: *Camellia sinensis* var. *sinensis*, asexual clo...
Picking: Very early: buds begin growth in February, peak of "one bud + three leaves" phase falls in the second–third ten-day period of March. Growing season is long — harvest p...

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