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High Mountain "Mo Li Xiang" Old Bush Dan Cong Oolong Tea | Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop

High Mountain "Mo Li Xiang" Old Bush Dan Cong Oolong Tea

by Yunnan Sourcing Tea Shop
$39.50 - $39.50
$39.50
$39.50 - $39.50
$39.50

Our Mo Li Xiang Dan Cong (茉莉香/Jasmine Aroma) is harvested from a cluster of old bushes at an altitude of 810 meters in the Wu Dong mountains.  It's among the most premium and rare of any Dan Cong we have ever tried.  Just under 500 grams in total was harvested this spring (first flush).  We are offering 36 small canisters with just 13 grams each.

The taste is thick, full-bodied with many textured layers that stimulate the whole mouth and body!  Floral, sweet, bitter (with a fast hui gan) and fruity!  Although this is called "Jasmine Aroma" in Chinese there is NO use jasmine flowers or essences in this tea.  It's naturally quite floral.  Last many steeps and imparts a delightful robust cha qi!

13 grams of tea in each ceramic canister!

Note:  Due to the roasted nature of these teas we always recommend you consider purchasing last year's harvest (when available), or purchase and hold to age for a year.

Origin of the Name:  Jasmine Fragrance Single-Estate tea derives its name from its aroma. When brewed, it naturally exudes the fragrance of jasmine flowers, hence the name.

The tea trees that produce jasmine fragrance are grown in the Maoyixi area of Fengxi District at an elevation of approximately 810 meters. They were selected as single plants from the natural hybrid offspring of the Phoenix Water Narcissus population. These tea plants belong to the category of sexually propagated plants.

If single-estate teas are considered rare and precious, then Jasmine Fragrance Single-Estate tea is the jewel among them. Records in "Chinese Fenghuang Tea" and "Atlas of Chinese Fenghuang Tea" mention ancient tree Jasmine Fragrance Single-Estate teas in Maoyixi and Zhuliu.

Jasmine Fragrance Single-Estate tea is a "noble tea" within the single-estate tea category, known for its limited quantity and rarity.

Tea Tree Characteristics:  The tea trees are approximately 150 years old, with a height of 3.4 meters and a semi-spreading canopy measuring 3.2x2.5 meters. They have eight main branches near the ground, and the branching density is relatively sparse. The leaves grow obliquely on the branches. The mature leaves are 10 centimeters long and 4.6 centimeters wide, elliptical in shape, smooth on the leaf surface, green in color, slightly inwardly folded, thick and firm in texture, and gradually taper towards the leaf tip. There are 10 pairs of lateral veins, and the leaf margins are finely and shallowly serrated, with 37 pairs of serrations. The leaf edges have a slight wavy pattern.

Quality Characteristics:

  • Appearance: Similar to most Phoenix Single-Estate teas, the tea leaves are tightly curled, dark brown, and glossy.
  • Aroma: The internal aroma is rich, with a distinct jasmine fragrance that captivates the senses.
  • Tea Infusion Color: Bright orange-yellow.
  • Taste: Sweet and smooth, with a rich and layered profile.
  • Tea Leaves: Thick, soft, and shiny, with a green center and red edges.

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 6 reviews.

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I love Yunnan Sourcing

"Amazing tea, incredible variety. I'll keep shopping here for sure"

— Brian R. (5/5)

Amazing tea well worth the money!

"Smell: very fruity with jasmine notes Brewed smell: sweet porridge / semolina (манная каша) Tasting notes: very soft and sweet fruity taste with hints of jasmine; subsequent brews bring out more floral notes; subsequent brews bring out pleasant bitterness followed by a lingering sweetness (hui gan) 5g/100ml, 99C, 15s->5s->5s"

— Nikolay F. (5/5)

my jasmine plant is jealous

"I don’t know if I could accurately describe just how pungent and powerful the aroma of jasmine flowers that exudes from these leaves is… it’s mind-numbingly impressive, I feel like I turned into Ant Man and went inside a jasmine plant to watch the flower bloom from the inside out. Even 14 steeps in, the aroma of jasmine was pronounced from several feet away. It’s got a buttery smooth opening with a sweet, syrupy texture to it that continues to build as the session progresses, and an elegant mouthfeel that harmonizes seemingly-opposite sensations: it has a nice astringency, but also a very wetting sensation from the tip of the tongue, it was cooling in the back of the throat but felt very warm along the top of the mouth, it had a strong minerality to it but a very soft and round sweetness. Feels like yin and yang in perfect harmony, in every cup across the full session, with all of the right pivots in the flavor profile along the way, creating a thoroughly enjoyable evolution of the flavor profile. The finish is very persistent and exceptionally sweet. It lingered on my palate for a good 4-5 hours before subsiding. At [allegedly] 500-ish grams harvested per year from this cluster of old bush trees, I can’t say much about the price. I'm guessing it accurately reflects the demand for ultra-limited productions, even though it doesn’t drink twice as good as something half the price. Dancong of this caliber doesn’t necessarily get “better” or “worse” in comparison to others of the same caliber – the scale of quality stops going vertically and just starts going horizontally. It’s really frickin’ good, just in a different way than something that costs half the price. I say all this from personal experience because I remember when I first started getting into higher-end DC, I thought it was kind of a waste of money. I could buy something for 30-50 cents a gram that didn’t taste or feel like half the quality of something closer to $1/g… but the more I drank the expensive stuff, the more I developed a sensitivity to nuances that are easy to miss and require a lot of time spent exploring before they are detectable. I feel like part of that is how the brain becomes wired over so many years of drinking just one kind of tea. Ultimately, if you're going to spend anywhere near $3/g on any kind of tea, you should probably know what you're getting into. The experience is yours to make, not one to impress upon you."

— NN (5/5)

wow

"This tea is in one word incredible. I got a Virgin Yixing teapot to get the most perfect brew possible and it delivered in a most spectacular way. The dry leaf was extremely rich in aroma. Me and my wife could not describe it. the closesed we got is a sort of mix between Jasmin, stone fruit and artichoke. Then the wash water that, yes we tasted, was very much jasmine and artichoke whit a very long lingering dynes comparable to hazelnut. The first infusion brought out the stone fruit. The second the jasmine started to come centre stage. The 3rd the jasmine was still the star of the show but from the back a new character joined the ranks, a delicate aroma of roses in the high notes. the 4th infusion the aria of the jasmine flowed in to a duet this the rose aroma. In the 5th infusion the jasmine started to take a back seat and made way for the rose to be singing her aria now. At the 6th infusion a litchi came to help fill out the small gabs left by the stone fruit. From this point on the aromas staid very even till around the 10th infusion where they started to weaken very slowly. We wear able to enjoy about 16, 17 infusions. Now the real question: is this tea worth the price? I would personal say yes. However, I would also say that this is an advanced tea not for the novice tea drinker. It is very intense and complicated tea. An untrained pallet could get lost very easily. Also, wrongly brewing this tea would be a shame because its such a beautiful sonata of taste. My conclusion: worth the price, but know what you're getting your self in to. You will have a roller-coaster experience of a life-time."

— LukasD (5/5)

words cannot describe

"The more I think about how to describe this tea, the harder it becomes to do it justice. This tea is so good that it elevates my appreciation of other dan cong teas. This tea is so complex that the more I drink it, the more layers I find. Every time I take a sip, there is something new. The aftertaste lasts forever and changes over the course of 15-20 minutes. This tea is so invigorating that it penetrates the soul and awakens the body. The cha qi is very powerful, but not overwhelming. This tea is so robust that it seems to capture the very best characteristics of all dan cong, and put them into a single experience. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I chose to use "chaozhou" clay because, in my opinion, this clay is the perfect match for any dan cong, and I would strongly recommend to anyone who wants to try this tea - make sure you treat it right! Use good clay, use clean water, and pay attention every second along the way. This tea is incredibly complex with tons and tons of nuanced layers which you certainly do not want to miss out on. Make sure you pick up some "chaozhou" clay from Yunnan Sourcing in order to experience the full potential of this tea. And finally - as an esoteric point - I think this tea captures an entire region and style of tea making beautifully. This is, in many ways, a pinnacle of dan cong - the ultimate representation of a craft that is thousands of years in the making. It's so good that it reaches beyond just the tea - it extends to the water that brews the leaf, to the pottery that holds the soup, and to the individual who is lucky enough to try something so unbelievably delicious."

— NN (5/5)

Sublime cha qi

"Just lovely....."

— Tara H. (5/5)

Q&A

Not sure how much the container contributes to the cost of the team but can I get a double serving of this but w/o the container?
They all come packed in the containers. Sorry.
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