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In the Guangdong province of Southern China, there is a region called Wudongshan where the Phoenix Mountains range lie. Close to the heavens, the microclimate up in the mountains is cool and dry, with rocky, sandy soil that’s ideal for growing tea. 

Phoenix Mountain is known for making ‘Dancong’ Oolongs, a particular type of Oolong which are unblended and unadulterated. Dancong is the Chinese word for single grove, which means tea from this region is grown in single tea trees, not cultivated hedges like in other places. 

Each Oolong tea cultivar from this region is grafted from a particular Mother tree or old grove. They each have a unique name, mostly named for the type of fragrance and taste profile it offers. There are over 100 cultivars existing today, and each one with varying aromatic profiles identified by the tea farmer. Like snowflakes in the wind, every one is different and special in its own way and it takes a good tea artisan to bring out the individual tea plant’s aromatic qualities. 



Our Phoenix Oolong Honey Orchid comes from Mr. Chen’s organic tea farm in Da An village. He is the third-generation of tea makers from his family farm. He believes in preserving the tea trees in its most natural way without the use of harmful pesticides and continues to roast tea in the traditional method. Picked from 90-year-old tea trees, this tea is medium-roasted, and true to its namesake, a luscious sweetness and fragrance of flowers await in your cup.