Featured Phoenix Oolongs
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Mi Lan Xiang (Honey Orchid)
$28.00
$6.00
漢字 蜜蘭香鳳凰單叢
origin Wudong, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes lychee, honey, floral
漢字 蜜蘭香鳳凰單叢
origin Wudong, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes lychee, honey, floral
Mi Lan Xiang is our most popular Phoenix Oolong. We usually see raised eyebrows from those trying this tea for the first time, shocked by the captivating natural fruitiness of this style. Descended from a long line of Phoenix Shui Xian tea trees, Mi Lan Xiang means "Honey Orchid Fragrance."... →
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Persimmon Blossom (Ya Sai)
$72.00
$12.00
漢字 柿花香(鴨屎香)鳳凰單叢
origin Wudong, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes asian pear, honey, orchard fruit
漢字 柿花香(鴨屎香)鳳凰單叢
origin Wudong, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes asian pear, honey, orchard fruit
The Phoenix Mountain range historically has been isolated from the rest of Guangzhou due to its remote location and harsh terrain, resulting in the development of distinctly unique tea varieties and traditions. In particular, this persimmon blossom tea was so rare and so desirable that farmers took to calling it... →
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Song Zhong
$54.00
$6.00
漢字 宋種鳳凰單叢
origin Wudong, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes peach, floral, brown sugar
漢字 宋種鳳凰單叢
origin Wudong, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes peach, floral, brown sugar
Song Zhong traces its origins back to the waning days of the Southern Song Dynasty. Locals on Phoenix Mountain tell of the last Song Emperor's flight from the invading Mongols. Tired and thirsty, the emperor was restored with tea brewed from the leaves of a Phoenix Mountain oolong. Today, Song... →
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Ao Fu Hou
$68.00
$6.00
漢字 凹富後鳳凰單叢
origin Danhu, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes apricot, honey, cinnamon
漢字 凹富後鳳凰單叢
origin Danhu, Guangdong
craft nong xiang
flavor notes apricot, honey, cinnamon
Cultivated outside the village of Danhu (just down the mountain from famed Wudong, the source of our other Phoenix oolongs), Ao Fu Hou is a rare and lesser-known dancong variety with a truly exceptional taste. Its humble name, a transliteration to Mandarin from the local dialect for 凹堀後 or 塌堀後, roughly translates to "behind the dip" or... →