Fenghuang Dancong Mi Lan Xiang
凤凰单丛蜜兰香 · Honey Orchid Dancong
Oolong
A boy emperor fled into these mountains as the Song dynasty collapsed around him, and the story says a phoenix brought him tea in its beak when he was thirsty.
The oldest bushes here still grow single and unpruned, some of them as tall as houses. Each tree is picked on its own and made on its own, which is what dancong means.
Mi lan xiang means honey orchid. The plant makes that smell with no flower anywhere near it, which is the strange thing about the whole family. It pours golden and oily, honey and orchid, and stays on the tongue a long time.
- honey
- orchid
- lychee
- Origin
- Phoenix Mountain, Guangdong, China
- Water
- 95°C / 203°F
- Ratio
- 7 g / 100 ml
- Caffeine
- Medium
- Rinse
- Yes · 5s
China national famous tea (1982)
How much leaf
Gong fu brewing is leaf-heavy and short. Set your gaiwan or pot size and this is what to weigh out.
Vessel volume
100 ml
Recommended dose
Use ~7.0g of tea
The session
8 infusions after the rinse, about 3m of total contact time.
- Rinse5sWake the leaf and pour it away — this one isn’t for drinking.
- Steep 18sA honeyed hush before the flower.
- Steep 210sHoney and orchid bloom together.
- Steep 312sLychee sweetness swells beneath.
- Steep 415sA floral depth turns dense.
- Steep 520sCardamom and nut edge the honey.
- Steep 625sSweetness cools into mineral brightness.
- Steep 735sOrchid drifts from the empty cup.
- Steep 850sA honeyed rhyme lingers on.
Also sold as
Mi Lan Xiang, Milan Xiang, Phoenix Dancong, Dan Cong
Nearby in the family
- Phoenix Dancong · aroma type
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Get notified at launchThese numbers are a median of independent gong fu sources, not a law. Leaf age, vessel and water all move them. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.