2016 Traditionally Baked BaiYe Dancong

[jayinhk]

I have just under 500g of spring 2016 old bush bai ye (white leaf, one of the earliest processed dancongs on Mt Phoenix) dancong. I'm keeping 100g for myself, and I'm looking to try another variety as they become available. This is lovely tea. Smooth and delicate with great orchid and lychee aroma, and not the green stuff that so many vendors have--real deal gongfu-grade baked dancong direct from Chaozhou. This tea has never been on a plane and was trucked directly over to Hong Kong by SF Express. Hong Kong is only five hours from Chaozhou by road. I have a vacuum sealer and new mylar bags and I can seal up your tea (without vacuum sealing, which would break the leaf) for the journey to you.

Leaves after the first infusion:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEDZlg3SCkQ ... y=jayinhkg

Infusion one:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEDZp8XSCkV ... y=jayinhkg

Leaves after ten infusions:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEFKsdKyCst ... y=jayinhkg

Pictures of dancong processing, bushes and harvesting in Raoping County:

http://www.chinaculture.org/2016-04/06/ ... 746127.htm

US$13 for 50g, plus shipping, which should be about $8-10 for 50-150g because of the packaging materials (new box and bubble wrap to protect the tea). I use Registered Airmail, which is trackable and takes one to three weeks to the US (usually two weeks). PM or e-mail me at glock23@gmail.com

[jayinhk]

100g heading to Canada, so 300g left! I'll be putting the proceeds toward more dancong. I'm thinking 2016 Duck Shit Aroma!

[jayinhk]

All 400g gone. Thank you gentlemen!

[thirst]

I’ve only tried a hand full of Phoenix oolongs, and I’d describe all of them as having lychee/orchid/tuberose?/berry? aromas – so apparently I’ve never had any green Phoenix oolong. Are they quite similar to green Anxi/Taiwan oolong?

[jayinhk]

Thirst, pretty sure they taste like dancong, just fresher and greener. I've never tried any either. Maybe I'll get some fresh stuff when it hits the market!

[thirst]

Alright, thanks

[jayinhk]

After doing more research, it appears the very green dancong is processed like the nuclear green TGY--dried out with airconditioners or dehumidifiers vs electric or even traditional charcoal roasting. Some argue that the green stuff is what the locals always drank, and they sold baked stuff to outsiders since it stores better, but the tea farmers sure as heck weren't using airconditioners or dehumidifiers until very recently. Food for thought.

[BW85]

After doing more research, it appears the very green dancong is processed like the nuclear green TGY--dried out with airconditioners or dehumidifiers vs electric or even traditional charcoal roasting. Some argue that the green stuff is what the locals always drank, and they sold baked stuff to outsiders since it stores better, but the tea farmers sure as heck weren't using airconditioners or dehumidifiers until very recently. Food for thought.

That doesn't surprise me too much. Still, I know there is some slightly greener Dan Cong that isn't processed like that though. Tea hong has a lot of greener Dan Cong that are still charcoal roasted. They taste nothing like nuclear green TGY or gaoshan

[jayinhk]

Right you are. There is lighter roasted dancong that hasn't had the dehumidifier treatment. Same deal with Chinese TGY; nuclear green, then lightly roasted, all the way to charcoal. I haven't seen any really heavily roasted dancong yet. I don't think any aroma would be left afterwards, aside from roast!

[jayinhk]

Sealing up everyone's tea now--I hope to get all four packages in the mail tomorrow, before the post office closes for the weekend. 100g of dancong takes up a lot more space than I thought it would in a bag, so I may have to go up a size as far as boxes. Drinking some dancong between weighing out bags. Looks like I might need more BaiYe as I'm going through my 100g at an astonishing pace!

[jayinhk]

All tea shipped except pedant's! Guys, you may want to drive off the moisture in your tea with low heat before brewing. The humidity has been extremely high here recently!

[Chip]

Is this all sold?

[Chris418]

ah btw, i got my 100g yesterday!
very good dancong

[jayinhk]

Is this all sold?

Chip, yes, all gone!

Chris, thanks for letting me know you received it safely and that you like it!

Jay