Ye Lai Xiang 夜来香 (2025)
Tea Profile
Type: Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong (单丛乌龙)
Location: Shenya 深垭 Village, Chaozhou, Guangdong
Altitude: 800–1000 m
Harvest Date: April 20th 2025
Cultivar: Ye Lai Xiang 夜来香 (Tuberose Aroma)
Age of Tea Bushes: Over 30 years
The Story of This Tea
Ye Lai Xiang, meaning “Tuberose Aroma,” is among the top ten celebrated Phoenix Dan Cong cultivars. Its distinctive fragrance recalls tuberose flowers blooming at dusk. Lush, creamy, and deeply elegant.
This 2025 harvest was grown in Shenya Village, high in the Phoenix Mountain range of Chaozhou. The misty mornings and mineral-rich slopes here nurture tea bushes that develop exceptional aromatic depth. Crafted in the traditional Chaozhou style, the leaves were lightly oxidised and gently roasted to preserve their radiant floral notes while adding subtle sweetness. The result is a Dan Cong that glows with clarity and refinement, a tea that fills the room with fragrance from the very first pour.
Aroma and Flavour
The dry leaves are tightly twisted with a natural gloss. Once infused, they release a bright golden liquor bursting with floral complexity. Ye Lai Xiang offers an elegant balance between heady tuberose perfume and clean fruit sweetness, with a smooth, rounded body that lingers beautifully on the palate.
- Aroma: Intense tuberose and fresh white flowers
- Flavor: Sweet, floral, and delicately fruity with a cool mountain freshness
- Texture: Silky and full-bodied
- Aftertaste: Lingering sweetness with a mineral brightness
- Steeping Endurance: Over 10 infusions while retaining fragrance and clarity
Brewing Guidelines
Gong Fu Style
- Teaware: Chaozhou red clay teapot (朱泥壶) or porcelain gaiwan
- Ratio: 7–8 g per 100 ml water
- Water: 95–100 °C, ideally low-TDS spring water
- Infusions: Rinse once; start with 3–5 seconds for the first brew, gradually extending time for later infusions
Western Style
- Teaware: Porcelain or glass teapot
- Ratio: 3–4 g per 250 ml water
- Water: Around 95 °C
- Steeping: 2–3 minutes for the first infusion, resteep 2–3 times with longer times
Why Choose This Tea
Our Ye Lai Xiang Phoenix Dan Cong captures the true essence of Chaozhou’s Phoenix Mountain. Its rich tuberose fragrance, silky sweetness, and enduring aroma reveal the mastery of traditional handcrafting. For those who love authentic Chinese tea and wish to buy Phoenix Dan Cong Oolong online, this elegant Shenya-grown tea offers both purity of origin and a deeply memorable drinking experience.
