Tea: 1960s Phoenix Dan Cong
A Dancong Oolong from Life in Teacup
| Brand: | Life in Teacup |
| Style: | Dancong Oolong |
| Region: | Guangdong, China |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
| Product page: | 1960s Phoenix Dan Cong |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 8 of Dancong Oolong
✓ 143 of Oolong Tea
✓ 29 of Life in Teacup
✓ 6 from Guangdong, China
✓ 382 from China
Review of 1960s Phoenix Dan Cong
June 14th, 2012
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 5 of 10 | 4 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 57 of 100 |
| Fair | Good | Reasonable |
Life in Teacup describes this tea as being a lot like Shu Pu-erh without the pile fermentation odor. I agree.
The aroma of the dry leaf tea is a lot more like aged shu Pu-erh than like other aged oolongs I've tried. Most aged oolong that I've tried has been re-roasted to the point that the roast has seemed to dominate the aroma. With this tea, there is only a faint roasted quality.
The brewed cup is a little more complex. A hint of roast, mostly dusty qualities, and a hint of fruitiness. Mouthfeel is surprisingly crisp for a tea of this age, slightly buttery but not completely smooth: there is a little bite to it. More pleasant to drink than to smell.
Infuses over and over again while remaining consistent in flavor. I liked using little leaf, and longer infusions, because I felt that the tea leaf took a long time to run out of flavor, and to use more leaf was wasting it.
This was a very interesting tea to try, but I still find I am not a huge fan of aged oolongs. I have yet to find any aged oolongs I like as much as the better aged Pu-erhs that I've tried; this may be more of a function of my own tastes than anything else though.
