Olesya Rudloff
2y ago
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Sommer) from MyTeaPal Club
Very balanced and harmonious tea with third brew being especially delicious for me due to a slight herbal note, it’s sweetness and honey-like taste.
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Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer)
MyTeaPal Club
- Type
- Black Tea
- Origin
- Menghai County, Yunnan Province, China
- Cultivar
- Fo Xiang
- Elevation
- 1200m
- Steeping instructions
- 85˚C / 185˚F Gongfu style: 1g : 25ml, 5-10s for 3 infusions, then increment by desired intensity Western style: 1g : 80ml, 2min + 1min per infusion Bowl style: 1g : 80ml Cold Brew: 1g : 150ml, 2+hrs
- Description
- This tea was produced by following the traditional Dian Hong processing technique: withering, rolling, oxidation, and baking dry. The picking standard is one bud and two leaves, and the buds appear golden among the dry leaves. Menghai county started producing Dian Hong in 1940, one year after Fengqing county succeeded in making black tea using Yunnan’s big leaf tea varietal. Menghai is very well-known for its puerh production, and since then, it also became one of the most important regions producing Dian Hong. Fo Xiang is a cultivar bred by Yunnan Province Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Tea, which was founded in 1938 and became an important and authoritative tea cultivar research institute in the province and nation. This tea comes from an organic tea garden maintained by the institute. Fo Xiang directly translates to Buddha Fragrance, but it’s not the literal meaning for fragrance of buddha, because the Fo part comes from Menghai’s old name Fo Hai. This cultivar is a crossbreed between Yunnan’s big leaf cultivar and Fujian’s small leaf cultivar, and it's recognized as an excellent cultivar on the provincial level.
Shipped in July 2023
Member posts
Tea Muro 🍵🐱
2y ago
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer) from MyTeaPal Club
Western brewing session, tastes great not only with GongFu
Kurt Johansen
3y ago
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer) from MyTeaPal Club
0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Autumn recipe to make 115 TDS water. Very nice tea. Darker sweet flavor like cocoa and caramel, but in very balanced way. Floral aroma on the… more
- sweet
- cocoa
- caramel
- floral (aroma only)
JuliaM
3y ago
Ive really been enjoying black teas this summer. After 4 gongfu brews I started to stack brew this into a mug. Added caulk and sweetner. Yummy tea! Vibrant, malty, citrus oil. A bit drying in my mouth so I took off a sta… more
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer) from MyTeaPal Club
Smooth, malty sweetness. Juicy mouth feel. Later infusions I did a stack brew to add to a mug. Added sweetner and milk and it was scrumptious! Warming body feel Slight drying on t… more
- roasted
- woody
- sweet
- brown sugar
- malt
- citrus
- mineral
Jenn archbold
3y ago
Just gobbling this gentle, honey, wheat tea. It’s lovely.
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer) from MyTeaPal Club
Katherine
3y ago
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer) from MyTeaPal Club
Trying this one again, correctly this time! It's much better this way. It does lose complexity more quickly than I'd like, but it remained much stronger. It also had more sweet ste… more
- fruity
- vegetal
- honey
- umami
Christian Wicks
3y ago
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer) from MyTeaPal Club
- floral
- vegetal
- fruity
- sweet
- honey
Jenn archbold
3y ago
Another wonderful session with the MyTeaPal pals! Wonderful complex Fo Xiang Dian Hong: wheat, honey, resins, fruit, earthy. Like a nice walk in the country
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer) from MyTeaPal Club
Complex lovely honey, wheat, resin, fruits. Like taking a walk in the country
- honey
- resin
- wheat
- fruit
Matthew
3y ago
A very nice type specimen of a good dianhong. I will always concede to a shai hong when it comes to Yunnan hongcha, but this had some good flavor and developed a very nice caramelized sweetness by the final infusion.
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer) from MyTeaPal Club
Eyes - Dry Leaf: curled dark brown leaves with fuzzy golden trichomes Nose - Dry Leaf: malt, cocoa, burnt wood, and blackcurrant jam Nose - Wet Leaf: deep woods and cocoa, with u… more
- malt
- honey
- blackcurrant
- mint
- cocoa
- green apple skin
- caramel
Sunflower13
3y ago
The sixth infusion was heavenly, the others were meh. I need to play more with this tea.
Fo Xiang Dian Hong (2022 Summer) from MyTeaPal Club
This tea has a fantastic smell, but it’s too mild for me at short steeping times. I think I’m going to revisit this tea and start with longer times at once.
- fruity
- jam