Mi Lan Dan Cong Oolong from Canton Tea Co.

mi_lan_dan_cong_oolong_teaTea Information:

Leaf Type:  Oolong

Where to Buy:  Canton Tea Co.

Tea Description:

Dan Cong is the champagne of oolong tea: ripe with intense fruit and sweetness. The first time people taste this tea they are astonished by the arresting honey and floral notes – all completely natural. The tender leaves are thoroughly fermented and baked to produce a rich liquor bursting with peach, lychee, honey and orchid flavours. Grown on a plantation on the lower slopes of Wu Dong Mountain, Chao Zhou, this high-grade Chinese tea can be enjoyed through multiple infusions.

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

I so adore this Mi Lan Dan Cong Oolong from Canton Tea Co.!  It has a delightful honeyed flavor with notes of flower and lychee fruit.

The description above suggests notes of peach and yes, I definitely do taste peach but I also find myself tasting plum-y notes too.  Like hints of sweet and sour from a ripe plum. I taste distinct floral notes – orchid! – and I love the way the orchid melds with the fruit notes and the sweet, honey taste.

The flavors all come together so smoothly – seamlessly.  It’s sweet with the contrasting sour notes.  It’s nicely round with very little astringency and no bitterness.  Just very, very beautiful to sip.

Later infusions offered even smoother flavors – the sharpness of the Lychee notes have softened somewhat now and melded with the other fruit flavors, creating a sort of unique fruit taste that’s a little Lychee, a little peach and a little plum.  I’m picking up on fewer sour notes now, just a hint here and there.

But the cup is still delightfully sweet and honey-esque.

I’d recommend this tea to any tea lover looking for an exceptional tea experience!  This tea delivers!