Medium Roast Spring Traditional & Specialty Dancong

This unique Phoenix Dan Cong offers a robust and full-bodied experience, unfolding with sweet floral aromas. Notes of juicy pear and a hint of bittermelon are present in its deep, golden liquor, which. It leans floral, sweet and fruity.

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 Hou Zhong cultivar. This batch is from the Spring 2025 harvest. The leaves got a medium roast after picking.

Starts at $6.00 from Yunnan Sourcing, or about $0.16/g. A 25g package gets you around 4 gongfu sessions at ~6 g each, which works out to about $0.96 per session. Compare oolong prices across vendors on Teadar.