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Guangdong

Xinning Dān Cóng兴宁单丛

Xīngníng dān cóng

Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng shěng), Méizhōu Prefecture ...
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Caffeine Level
High
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Xingning Dan Cong — Guangdong oolong with a honey-orchid aroma and lychee wood roasting that gives it a unique sweetness.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
8 g per 110 ml (classic gongfu proportion — 1:20 by weight).
Teaware
White porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — optimal choice: porcelain doesn't "steal" aroma and allows precise extraction control. For more roasted batches, Y&...
Water Temperature
95.000000
Brewing Notes
High pour (高冲, gāo chōng) — pouring water from height of 10–15 cm — helps "activate" aroma, especially in first three-four pours.
Water Temperature Detail
95–100°C. Boiling water is recommended for full revelation of dancong's voluminous aroma; for lighter spring batches, reduction to 92–95°C is acceptable.
Origin
Tea Type
Oolong
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guangdong
Category
Guangdong aromatic oolong, related to the Fènghuáng Dān Cóng (凤凰单丛, Fènghuáng Dān Cóng) family. Sometimes classified as "Meizhou dancong"...
Coordinates
Approximately 24°09′ N, 115°44′ E (center of Xinning County); tea mountains are located in the mountain belt at 300–800 m above sea level to the south and southeast of...
Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng shěng), Méizhōu Prefecture (梅州市, Méizhōu shì), Xinning County (兴宁市, Xīngníng shì). The protected zone of origi...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Tight, firmly twisted strips (条索紧结壮实, tiáosuǒ jǐnjié zhuàngshí), dark chestnut with oily luster (乌褐油润). Leaf is uniform, well-calibrated; granulated form (CT...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Intense honey-orchid note (蜜兰香, mìlán xiāng) — the tea's calling card. When warming the gaiwan, layers unfold: first pure floral sweetness, then peach and apricot ...
Liquor Aroma
High, persistent and multi-layered. Honey-orchid theme dominates with emergence of zhilan notes (芝兰香, zhīlán xiāng — cymbidium orchid aroma), fruity shades of water peach (...
Liquor Color
Golden-amber with crystal clarity (金黄莹亮, jīnhuáng yíngliang) for spring tea; autumn — slightly warmer, orange-yellow.
Spent Leaves
Whole, fleshy, soft and elastic leaves. Characteristic sign of quality dancong — "green belly, red edge" (绿腹红边, lǜ fù hóng biān): central part of leaf retain...
Taste
Rich, full (浓醇, nóng chún), with pronounced freshness (鲜爽, xiān shuǎng), provided by high amino acid content. Tea body is dense but not heavy. Astringency is soft, har...
Details
Oxidation
25.000000 - 50.000000
Leaf Shape
Strip
Oxidation Maximum
50.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
50
Cultivar
The main cultivar is Bái Yè Dān Cóng (白叶单丛, Bái Yè Dān Cóng, "white-leaf dancong"), which accounts for about 70% of plantings. This is a ...
Picking
Four seasons: spring (清明 Qīngmíng — 谷雨 Gǔyǔ, March–April) — the most valuable harvest; summer (after 立夏 Lìxià, May–June); autumn (around 白露 Báilù, Septe...
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