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Welcome to our Flight of the Phoenix Oolong tea tasting boxes! These were designed and selected to provide a wide selection of different types of Dan Cong tea crafted by Master Huang. Each tea flight box contains 6 teas, each in two separate 7g packets. These are perfect for gong fu sessions, allowing to sample different styles and compare them. The selection of the boxes is split into Volume 1 and Volume 2. You can read more about each tea on the specific tea page. There is further information about the tea master and brewing instructions on each page and towards the bottom of this page. We hope you enjoy these Phoenix Oolong tea flights!<\/p>\n

Volume 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dan Cong Ba Xian<\/a><\/strong> is a complex Eight Immortals oolong from a tea plantation located in Tianliao Village in the Phoenix Mountains. The bronze liquor has a smooth fruity profile that has sweet, baked and herbaceous notes with a tangy and softly tannic tropical fruit finish.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Bai Ye<\/a><\/strong> is a balanced White Leaf oolong from a tea plantation located in Tianliao Village in the Phoenix Mountains. The bright golden liquor has a smooth profile with a lightly sweet baked edge, lychee fruit notes and a tangy, lightly mineral aftertaste.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Organic Lei Kou Chai<\/a><\/strong> is a delicate yet powerful Thunder Struck oolong from a fully organic tea plantation located in Gaoyuan Village in the Phoenix Mountains. It has a strong mouthfeel with light mineral, baked, floral and fruity notes that give way to a bold and lasting aftertaste.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Organic Mi Lan Xiang<\/a><\/strong> is a classic Honey Orchid Fragrance oolong from a fully organic tea plantation located in Gaoyuan Village in the Phoenix Mountains. Large leaves produce a golden liquor with a floral and fruity honey taste and a lasting lightly roasted, mineral finish.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Organic Xin Ren Xiang<\/a><\/strong> is a sweet and complex Almond Fragrance tea from a fully organic tea plantation located in Gaoyuan Village in the Phoenix Mountains. The syrupy liquor has mineral and creamy notes of raw almonds with a persisting sweet and fruity aftertaste.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Organic Ye Lai Xiang<\/a><\/strong> is a delicate Night Fragrance oolong from a fully organic tea plantation located in Gaoyuan Village in the Phoenix Mountains. Neat twisted leaves produce a soft liquor with baked, sweet floral and exotic fruit notes and a clean, tangy aftertaste.<\/p>\n

Volume 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dan Cong Hong Cha<\/a><\/strong> is a light yet complex Hong Cha crafted from the Mi Lan Xiang cultivar plants grown in Tianliao Village in the Phoenix Mountains. The sweet smooth liquor has fruity, honey and malty notes that give way to a tangy lychee fruit aftertaste.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Tong Tian Xiang<\/a><\/strong> is a delicate Heavenly Fragrance oolong from a tea plantation located in Tianliao Village in the Phoenix Mountains. The light golden liquor has a soft and balanced fruity profile with creamy raw almond notes and a lasting, lightly mineral finish.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Organic Huang Zhi Xiang<\/a><\/strong> is a classic Gardenia Fragrance oolong from a fully organic tea plantation located in Gaoyuan Village in the Phoenix Mountains. It produces a zesty liquor with a floral taste that has sweet and creamy osmanthus notes with a mineral, citrus finish.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Organic Shui Xian<\/a><\/strong> is a classic roasted Shui Xian oolong from a fully organic tea plantation located in Gaoyuan Village in the Phoenix Mountains. It produces an amber liquor with a balanced roasted profile, notes of stewed fruits, sweet tobacco and a tangy finish.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Organic Song Zhong<\/a><\/strong> is an exquisite Song Zhong type of oolong from a fully organic tea plantation located in Gaoyuan Village in the Phoenix Mountains. Aromatic leaves produce a complex thick flavour with fruity, sweet, creamy and toasted notes and a powerful lingering aftertaste.<\/p>\n

Dan Cong Organic Ya Shi Xiang<\/a><\/strong> is a famous Duck Shit oolong from a fully organic tea plantation located in Gaoyuan Village in the Phoenix Mountains. The light golden liquor has a pronounced floral profile, fruity citrus notes and a tangy, creamy aftertaste.<\/p>\n

General brewing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brew western style, at 90\u00b0C for 3 minutes 3+ times. For best results we highly recommend gongfu<\/em> style brewing. For gongfu<\/em>, we recommend using traditional glass or ceramic teaware or a gaiwan. Or you can use your favourite yixing or chaozhou tea pot that already performs well with Dan Cong teas. Make sure to preheat all teaware thoroughly. Use water brought to 100\u00b0C and a very high tea to water ratio of 1g per 10ml. We find anywhere between 7g (more conventional gongfu<\/em>) and 10g (more local chaozhou gongfu<\/em> style) per 100ml to be a good measure, depending on your taste. As an alternative visual guide, your brewing vessel should be about 75% full with leaves. Start with 10 second infusions for the first 4 infusions. Then start slowly increasing the infusion time after that. You can adjust the quantity of leaf and infusion time to your taste, however the bittersweet complexity that comes through when using the traditional method is very much a desired feature in Chaozhou.<\/p>\n

Location of the organic tea garden of Master Huang near Gaoyuan Village (\u9ad8\u539f\u6751):<\/p>\n