Dān Cóng Sòng Zhǒng单丛宋种
dān cóng sòng zhǒng
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东, Guǎngdōng), Cháozhōu Prefecture (潮州, C...
- Tea type
- Oolong Tea
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 92 °C
Provenance and specifications
- Origin
- China, Guǎngdōng Province (广东, Guǎngdōng), Cháozhōu Prefecture (潮州, Cháozhōu), Fènghuáng Mountains (凤凰山, Fènghuáng Shān), also known as Phoenix Mountains
- Tea type
- Gaiwan
- SKU
- DAN-CONG-SONG-ZHONG-CN
Brewing recipes
- Gongfu: 92°C, 6 g / 100 ml, 10s, 8 steeps
- Western: 88°C, 3 g / 200 ml, 180s, 2 steeps
Brewing, origin and taste notes
Brewing
- Process
- ཧ་ཅང་རིང་བར་བཞག་ན་རོ་ཁ་ཚ་དང་ཁ་བ་ཡོང་སྲིད།
- Tea amount
- 5-7 grams per 150-200 ml of water.
- Teaware
- Gaiwan (traditional Chinese cup with lid) or Yixing clay teapot are ideal. Porcelain teaware can also be used.
- Water temperature
- 90 °C
- Gongfu water temperature
- 92 °C
- Tea amount
- 6 g
Origin
- Tea type
- Oolong
- Climate
- Subtropical monsoon, with warm, humid winters and hot, rainy summers. Average annual temperature is about 21°C. High humidity and frequent mists create ideal conditions for...
- Soil
- Mountainous soils, often rocky, well-drained, rich in minerals.
Taste
- Dry Leaf Appearance
- Relatively large, longitudinally twisted leaves, dark brown, brownish color with reddish tint. Stems may be present. Sometimes tips covered with golden down are visible.
- Liquor Aroma
- Intense, enveloping, sweet, with dominant floral-fruity notes, hints of honey, spices, sometimes with light acidity.
- Liquor Color
- From golden-yellow to amber-orange and reddish-brown, transparent, clear. Liquor color depends on the degree of oxidation and roasting.
- Spent Leaves
- Whole, elastic leaves that have opened after brewing, brownish-green color with reddish edges and veins.
- Sensory Source Descriptor H Intensity
- 3
- Sensory Source Descriptor L Intensity
- 1
Details
- Picking
- Harvest occurs, as a rule, in spring. Spring Song Zhong is considered most valuable.
- Pluck Standard
- They collect the bud and two-three top leaves, sometimes four.
- Raw Material
- Very high. Only healthy, undamaged leaves from specific bushes are used, often very old ("Lao Cong").
- Alkaloids
- Caffeine, theobromine, theophylline.
- Amino Acids
- Including L-theanine.
- Essential Oils
- High content of essential oils responsible for the rich aroma of tea.
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