Description
Let me tell you about Fenghuang Mountain – a mist-cloaked realm in Guangdong where tea trees grow as old as the cliffs themselves. For over 700 years, the Chaozhou people have cultivated Dancong (“single bush”) tea, treating each tree as a unique individual. This Honey Orchid variant comes from 50-year-old bushes, their roots gripping volcanic soil steeped in legends of phoenixes and immortals. My great-uncle once said, “These leaves hold the mountain’s breath.”
Sun Withering: Leaves bask in dappled sunlight for 8 hours, softening edges.
Precision Oxidation: Mastered by touch – too little, no orchid; too much, loses honey.
Charcoal Roasting: 12-hour cycles over fruitwood embers, repeated for 3 days.
Aging Ritual: Stored in hand-glazed jars, opened annually to let the tea “breathe.”
This isn’t processing – it’s a conversation with time.
The Mountain’s Healing Whisper
Chaozhou elders call this tea “the scholar’s elixir”:
Mind Clarity: L-theanine sharpens focus without caffeine jitters.
Metabolic Harmony: Polyphenols aid digestion after rich meals.
Skin Radiance: Antioxidants combat urban pollution’s toll.
Unlocking the Phoenix’s Song
Gongfu Style: 5g tea | 100°C water | 10s rinse, then 15s/20s/25s steeps. Use a clay teapot to amplify minerality.
Grandpa Style: 3g in a tall glass, refill water as you sip – watch leaves dance like phoenix feathers.
Own a fragment of Fenghuang Mountain’s soul. Let each steep remind you: true luxury is measured in decades, not dollars.
