Dancong

This Dancong Oolong from Xue Da offers a captivating blend of floral sweetness and ripe fruit notes. Its intricate profile unfolds with a delicate minerality, leaving a refreshing and lingering finish. It leans floral, fruity and mineral.

Water around 85–95 °C (185–205 °F). In a mug, steep 3–4 min. For gongfu, use 5–7 g per 100 ml, 10–30 s steeps (8–15 rounds). You'll get to see how the flavor changes across multiple rounds. Heavier roasts can take boiling water no problem.

Grown in Guangdong, China from the Da Wu Ye cultivar. This batch is from the 2019 harvest.

Starts at $24.00 from Purple Cloud Tea House, or about $0.24/g. A 100g package gets you around 17 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $1.44 per session. Explore more oolong teas on Teadar.