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Yù Làn Xiāng Dāncóng玉兰香单丛

yùlán xiāng dāncóng

Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng shěng), Cháozhōu City (潮州市,...
Tea type
Oolong Tea
Caffeine Level
Medium
Water Temperature
95.000000
Tea notes

Brewing, origin and taste.

Weightless magnolia in a cup: Yu Lan Xiang — transparent floral dancong for gongfucha.

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Brewing, origin and taste notes

Brewing
Brewing Temperature
95.000000 - 100.000000
Tea Amount
8 g per 100–120 ml (gongfu). For dancong "better slightly more than slightly less" — dense loading ensures aroma fullness.
Teaware
Cháozhōu porcelain gàiwǎn (盖碗, gàiwǎn) — ideal choice: thin porcelain does not absorb aroma and allows precise time control. Yíxīng purple clay teapot (紫砂壶) ...
Water Temperature
95.000000
Brewing Notes
Dancong does not tolerate over-steeping: the slightest "stewing" turns delicate purity into bitter astringency. Better to drain a second early than a second late. Betw...
Water Temperature Detail
95–100°C. Full boiling water for complete magnolia aroma unfolding; for very young spring batches — 95°C.
Origin
Tea Type
Oolong
Origin Country
CN
Province
Guangdong
Category
Fènghuáng Dāncóng (凤凰单丛, Fènghuáng Dāncóng), one of the ten classic floral-honey aromatic types (十大花蜜香型, shí dà huā mì xiāng xí...
Coordinates
Approximately 23°55′ N, 116°38′ E (Wudong Mountain area, Fenghuangshan peak — 1,497.8 m).
Origin
China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东省, Guǎngdōng shěng), Cháozhōu City (潮州市, Cháozhōu shì), Chao'an District (潮安区, Cháo'ān qū), Fènghuáng Town (凤凰...
Taste
Dry Leaf Appearance
Lǒng straight strips (条索紧结, tiáosuǒ jǐnjié), massive, neat, dark brown (褐色) color with oily luster and characteristic reddish "cinnabar" dots (朱砂红点, zhūshā h...
Dry Leaf Aroma
Subtle, cool, clean. Does not "shout" from the tea container — unfolds when warming the vessel. Recognizable motif: white magnolia with greenish, slightly watery under...
Liquor Aroma
Main characteristic — purity and "airiness." Natural white magnolia aroma (玉兰花香清幽馥郁): cool-sweet, weightless, building with each infusion. Aroma does not overwhelm but...
Liquor Color
Light yellow with golden tint (淡黄明亮, dàn huáng míngliàng), clear, transparent. Without cloudiness and reddish tones (unlike more oxidized Milanxiang or Huang...
Spent Leaves
Whole large leaves with preserved shoot. Classic sign: "green stem, green center, red rim" (青蒂绿腹红镶边). Leaf blade elastic, oily-glossy, with distinct red dots along the...
Taste
Yu Lan Xiang's distinguishing feature among dancongs — delicacy without emptiness. Liquor does not bitter or astringent (色黄而不苦涩, sè huáng ér bù kǔsè...
Details
Oxidation
30.000000 - 50.000000
Leaf Shape
Strip
Oxidation Maximum
50.000000
Oxidation Maximum Detail
50
Picking
Yu Lan Xiang belongs to late-maturing varieties. Main harvest — late spring, from Gǔyǔ (谷雨, April 20) to Lìxià (立夏, early May). Autumn harvest (秋茶, qiūchá) is als...
Phase
Early
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