Ye Lai Xiang5CPY Harvest: April 2014/2016
Origin: China / Guangdong / Chaozhou / Fenghuang / Wudong
Height: 750 m.a.s.l
Tea plant varietal: Ya Shi Xiang, Da Wu Ye, Shui Xian
A wonderful Fenghuang Dancong of the lighter type, and only slightly roasted above charcoal from litchi wood. Yelaixiang translates as scent, that comes at night. The leaves come from bushes growing at high altitude on mount Wudong. It's a blend from two sub-varietals of the Shuixian type from spring 2016 and Shuixian from spring 2014.
Character:
The tea smells of a beautiful flower and fine cinnamon, freshly molten snow and mountain herbs. The taste of the tea is aromatic, soft, buttery with fresh citric notes, joined by a slight tart freshness. Enchanting.
Category:
Phoenix Single Bush (Feng Huang Dan Cong) Phoenix Single Bush, Feng Huang Dan Cong in Chinese, are being produced near the village Fenghuang on the slopes of Mount Wudong that culminates at 1200m above sea level, as well as in the neighbouring village Shiguping. The region is situated in the very east of Guangdong province. It was probably there that the method of producing Oolong was invented in the 16th century. Still today, the local teas are produced in a very traditional way, and up on Mount Wudong there are still many tea trees which are several hundred years old. In the present case, the term Single Bush does not refer to a literal single tea bush, but to a multitude of bushes that all stem from cuttings of one single so-called mother bush, which makes them all genetically identical. All of these tea plants are sub-varietal of the Shui Xian varietal. The individual teas differ from each other through the sub-varietal, the age of the tea plants, the exact location, respectively height above sea level, and of course, through the manufacturing and finishing, particularly the blending of different sub-varietals and the degree and quality of the roasting. Phoenix Single Bush teas always have a taste composed of two parts: on the one hand fruity and sweet, on the other hand bitter and tart while the roasting creates a balanced, round aroma.