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“Now this is what I’m talking about! This is some good Dancong. Have I finally found the Dancong vendor for me? I’ll have to wait until the rest of theirs come in stock again later this year. But...” Read full tasting note
The nose on this 八仙 Ba Xian “Eight Immortals” conjures up figs, hops, citrus, orchid, herbal resins, toasted nuts and grains — the list could go on. The greenest dancong of this latest lot, this tea is a touch more on the spritely and crisp side; these leaves weren’t allowed to oxidize as much as say, the juicy, rosier, Huang Zhi.
The advent of Ba Xian came right around the same time as the founding of the people’s republic in the 1950s. Wen’s tea gardens were planted in the early 1970s at 780 meters in elevation, and give us another fine-material / even-finer-processing tea experience that we know to be signature to Wen, the vice president of the Chaozhou Tea Industry Association, and recipient of 2nd highest level tea grader award.
A favorite varietals among locals, Ba Xian production benefits from that much more attention — because who doesn’t want to show off to their friends? Due to the sensitive nature of Ba Xian cultivar leaves, Mr. Wen recommends leafing your pot with 1 gram less than usual, utilizing very fast steep times.
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Now this is what I’m talking about! This is some good Dancong. Have I finally found the Dancong vendor for me? I’ll have to wait until the rest of theirs come in stock again later this year. But for now, this one is quite good and at a phenomenal price.
Takes a steep or two to get going, but when it does, the steep-to-steep variance is crazy. Has a tantalizing mouthfeel with aftertaste that lasts 2-5 minutes. Very complex tea with medium-low astringency. Some medium-low sweetness that evolves in the later infusions.
Ba Xian is the “eight immortals” varietal of Dancong. I’ve never tried it before, but supposedly it is considered fairly complex, with over 53 different olfactory compounds identified in brews of this tea alone. There is also supposedly a white magnolia scent, which may very well be the case, but I am not sure what to look for there. The scent is definitely floral.
Harvest: 2024
Flavors: Astringent, Citrus, Floral, Herbal, Sweet, Tangy, Woody
