Praise Bee 2023 Spring Milan Xiang Dancong Oolong
$15.00 – $225.00
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- Recommended Brewing
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- Reviews (2)
Description
As a varietal, “Milan Xiang” really doesn’t pull any punches, translating to “honey orchid fragrance”. This tea exhibits just that, with a consistent honey flavour and sweetness, along with complementary floral notes. While our 2022 version exhibited some fruitiness, we found this aspect still detectable, but a little more subdued this year.
Made from old bush, high mountain material from Da An (大庵), this tea is a good standard for what a higher end Dancong should be. There is a smooth and full feeling in the mouth, as well as a strong huigan/lasting sweetness.
Typical for the varietal, this tea is also one of our higher roasted dancongs this year, having undergone multiple traditional charcoal roastings. This method of roasting lends a somewhat elusive quality to the tea that is often compared to Yanyun. While this quality is without a fixed definition, the oversimplified way of describing the effect of traditional processing is that it creates a more dynamic taste and fragrance, as well as deepens the energy/chaqi of the tea.
Please note that the 250g size does not include a tin.
$0.90-1.00/gram
We recommend brewing this tea using Chaozhou style gongfu brewing. Here’s how it’s done:
For something different, you can also try cold brewing:
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2 reviews for Praise Bee 2023 Spring Milan Xiang Dancong Oolong
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gyokuro (verified owner) –
The star of this year’s dan cong selection to my taste buds, but i’m heavily biased in this for my love of toastier tea.
It has a fragrant taste that reminds me both of aromatic hops and a bright honey, and is rounded out by a slick roasty taste that brings a juicy fullness and coats the cheeks and back of the tongue.
Sports a great texture with a slight sparkling minerality on the tongue and a wonderful fresh feeling that comes up from the throat upon exhale.
This tea brings a wonderful calm and goes for many steeps. I find it’s most balanced starting with ~195°f and increasing temp after a few steeps.
Alexandra Verville-Paris (verified owner) –
The upfront “spicyness” makes the tea more “serious”.
//Smell : Pretty strong smell of tropical fruit punch, honey, old lady perfume, floral, mineral, pineapple cooked in maple syrup
//Texture: Heavy on the bottom of the mouth, activate salivation, medium texture, oily, spicy on the palate
//Taste : Sharpness of a pineapple, creamy honey, tropical fruits cooked (and a bit burned) on the BBQ, chili
//Body sensation: Increased heartrate, smiling cheeks, gratitude