Ding Gu Da Fang Organic - Organic
This tea has been retired/discontinued. Formerly ZG46.
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Commercial Description
Legend has it that this tea was first created by the famous Buddhist monk, Da Fang, during the Song dynasty. The tea has a very rich flavor, with notes of chestnuts and a vegetal sweetness. Slightly reminiscent of a Lung-Ching, but with a more pronounced character.
RateTea Notes
Upton replaced this with ZG48, a different tea in the same style, also organic-certified.
Brewing Instructions: (from Upton Tea Imports)
2¼ g/cup, 180°F, 3 min.
Ratings & Reviews
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83 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 4/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Sep. 8th, 2011
Dry leaf has an interesting aroma, almost like overripe fruit.
Brewed cup is a deep, dark color for a green tea, and has a savory quality and a full body. Very full-flavored, but milder aroma, which is somewhat neutral, with a weak fruity and floral quality.
Almost minty finish. I also detect tones of ginger. But subdued aroma.
Very pleasing to drink! I did not find this to be much like a dragonwell / lung ching. I can perhaps see how one would say it has tones of chestnut, but overall, this tea is very different...I think of lung ching as a lighter, fresher tea whereas this one seems deeper and darker to me.
Very interesting...if you like trying different Chinese green teas, I recommend trying this if you get the opportunity.
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