This black Mi Lan Xiang or “Honey Orchid Aroma”, is a unique and highly aromatic tea which comes to us from the Phoenix mountains in Guangdong, from tea bushes about 100 years old. As a black tea, it is somewhat richer and slightly sweeter than the more lightly oxidized version. It hits up front with a pungent floral aroma before filling the mouth with sweetness and leaving an aftertaste suggestive of dark cherries and malted honey. A highly complex and enjoyable black tea, it would make a great choice for an oolong-lover looking for something with a little more heft.

Home to numerous single cultivars, Phoenix mountain teas are distinctive for their emphasis on the character of the specific tea-bush, though they are usually left semi-oxidized.

Origin - Guangdong, China

Location - Phoenix Mountain, Da Hu Village

Harvest - Spring ‘24

Tastes Like - Orchids, Honey Malt, Dark Cherries

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