Is anyone drinking a dan cong they are particularly fond of at the moment
and willing to share the place they got it? (something I could get now
please). I'm trying a sample from Jing's that's nice but would like to get a
recomendation of more. Thanks!

Melinda

--
"I know. You know I know. I know you know I know. We know Henry knows,
and Henry knows we know it."
We're a knowledgeable family." ::smiles:: -Geoffrey, Lion in Winter

Melinda,

I have 3 or 4 Dancongs at the moment, but my favorite is the Milan dancong I
got from Jing perhaps 6 months ago. I also have a Phoenix Bird from Silk
Road (within the last 2-3 months) which is pretty good too. I love the
peachy aroma and flavor that come out of these the first few steeps, and
that quality seems more intense in the Milan.

Regards,
Dean

"Melinda" > wrote in message
...
> Is anyone drinking a dan cong they are particularly fond of at the moment
> and willing to share the place they got it? (something I could get now
> please). I'm trying a sample from Jing's that's nice but would like to get
a
> recomendation of more. Thanks!
>
> Melinda
>
> --
> "I know. You know I know. I know you know I know. We know Henry knows,
> and Henry knows we know it."
> We're a knowledgeable family." ::smiles:: -Geoffrey, Lion in Winter
>
>

DPM wrote:
> Melinda,
>
> I have 3 or 4 Dancongs at the moment, but my favorite is the Milan dancong I
> got from Jing perhaps 6 months ago. I also have a Phoenix Bird from Silk
> Road (within the last 2-3 months) which is pretty good too. I love the
> peachy aroma and flavor that come out of these the first few steeps, and
> that quality seems more intense in the Milan.
>
> Regards,
> Dean
>

Dancongs from the Best Tea House of Hong Kong are really quite good, I
think if you call them they might do mail order...

MarshalN
http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN

Which reminds me that I gotta taste Best Tea House's Songzhong Dan Cong
that I just received. The reputation of BTH's Dan Cong seems to
precede itself.

Phyll



MarshalN wrote:
> DPM wrote:
> > Melinda,
> >
> > I have 3 or 4 Dancongs at the moment, but my favorite is the Milan dancong I
> > got from Jing perhaps 6 months ago. I also have a Phoenix Bird from Silk
> > Road (within the last 2-3 months) which is pretty good too. I love the
> > peachy aroma and flavor that come out of these the first few steeps, and
> > that quality seems more intense in the Milan.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dean
> >
>
> Dancongs from the Best Tea House of Hong Kong are really quite good, I
> think if you call them they might do mail order...
>
> MarshalN
> http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN

Phyll,

Where might one find the Dancong on the Best Tea House web-site?
They use translated names, which is a little frustrating. The closest
that I can find to the meaning of dancong on the wulong page is "Golden
Bush" and "Supreme Golden Bush". Are these they?


Many thanks,

Hobbes

No, that's Huang Jin Gui, not what you want.

Paradise Bush is one of the many they carry. Alas, they don't list
them all on the webpage.

MarshalN
http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN

HobbesOxon wrote:
> Phyll,
>
> Where might one find the Dancong on the Best Tea House web-site?
> They use translated names, which is a little frustrating. The closest
> that I can find to the meaning of dancong on the wulong page is "Golden
> Bush" and "Supreme Golden Bush". Are these they?
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Hobbes

Thanks Marshall, I found an email for them, I might give them a try.

Melinda

"MarshalN" > wrote in message
oups.com...

> Dancongs from the Best Tea House of Hong Kong are really quite good, I
> think if you call them they might do mail order...
>
> MarshalN
> http://www.xanga.com/MarshalN
>

Thanks for the specifics Dean, I was looking at Jing since I got a sample
from them recently. I remember that when I first tried a Phoenix Bird when I
first started drinking tea seriously, I wasn't very taken with it, it was
the basic one (I think) from Silk Road Teas. I seem to remember it was more
heavily roasted than I cared for at the time, but I imagine that a good part
of that was just my newbie-ness.

Melinda



"DPM" > wrote in message news:jX5ph.4545$1h.3433@trndny09...
> Melinda,
>
> I have 3 or 4 Dancongs at the moment, but my favorite is the Milan dancong
> I
> got from Jing perhaps 6 months ago. I also have a Phoenix Bird from Silk
> Road (within the last 2-3 months) which is pretty good too. I love the
> peachy aroma and flavor that come out of these the first few steeps, and
> that quality seems more intense in the Milan.
>
> Regards,
> Dean

Melinda, the first time I purchased from SRT I got a fairly expensive
Phoenix Bird, and although I liked it I was only using a pot to brew in at
the time. I found the tea very fussy as to brewing time - it got bitter
very quickly if over-steeped. Later I got my first gaiwan and still had a
little of this tea left, so I tried it in the gaiwan. A revelation - using
basic gongfu (lots of tea/multiple short steeps) this tea just stood up and
sang for me. So I learned a lesson: proper brewing technique can make all
the difference.

I've only ordered once from Jing; I got a few greens which were OK, and two
oolongs (the MiLan Dancong and a Wuyi Da Hong Pao) that I really love. As
soon as I drink my stash down a bit I'm definitely going back for more!

Regards,
Dean

"Melinda" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for the specifics Dean, I was looking at Jing since I got a sample
> from them recently. I remember that when I first tried a Phoenix Bird when
I
> first started drinking tea seriously, I wasn't very taken with it, it was
> the basic one (I think) from Silk Road Teas. I seem to remember it was
more
> heavily roasted than I cared for at the time, but I imagine that a good
part
> of that was just my newbie-ness.
>
> Melinda
>
>
>
> "DPM" > wrote in message news:jX5ph.4545$1h.3433@trndny09...
> > Melinda,
> >
> > I have 3 or 4 Dancongs at the moment, but my favorite is the Milan
dancong
> > I
> > got from Jing perhaps 6 months ago. I also have a Phoenix Bird from
Silk
> > Road (within the last 2-3 months) which is pretty good too. I love the
> > peachy aroma and flavor that come out of these the first few steeps, and
> > that quality seems more intense in the Milan.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dean
>
>

I think the single bush dancong from Jing and M&Js are the best I've
tried.

Jing had wonderful Yulan and Song Zhong dancong last year. I also
really like the Ba Xian from www.mandjs.com--you should ask Mike for
his reccomendations directly, I think he only carries single bush. He
also has a page on how to brew it traditionally: fill the pot with so
much tea that once you wet it down it fills the pot 80% full. Short
steeps: 4-5 seconds for the first 8, then increasing.

Melinda wrote:
> Is anyone drinking a dan cong they are particularly fond of at the moment
> and willing to share the place they got it? (something I could get now
> please). I'm trying a sample from Jing's that's nice but would like to get a
> recomendation of more. Thanks!
>
> Melinda
>
> --
> "I know. You know I know. I know you know I know. We know Henry knows,
> and Henry knows we know it."
> We're a knowledgeable family." ::smiles:: -Geoffrey, Lion in Winter

Thanks Danica. I'll keep the Jing recs in mind. I don't do any business with
M and J's, I had a bad experience with non-existant communication with them
a couple of years ago, and gave up. I only deal with people that in my
experience answer my emails. But good for you if you like them.

Melinda


"Danica" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>I think the single bush dancong from Jing and M&Js are the best I've
> tried.
>
> Jing had wonderful Yulan and Song Zhong dancong last year. I also
> really like the Ba Xian from www.mandjs.com--you should ask Mike for
> his reccomendations directly, I think he only carries single bush. He
> also has a page on how to brew it traditionally: fill the pot with so
> much tea that once you wet it down it fills the pot 80% full. Short
> steeps: 4-5 seconds for the first 8, then increasing.
>
> Melinda wrote:
>> Is anyone drinking a dan cong they are particularly fond of at the moment
>> and willing to share the place they got it? (something I could get now
>> please). I'm trying a sample from Jing's that's nice but would like to
>> get a
>> recomendation of more. Thanks!
>>
>> Melinda
>>
>> --
>> "I know. You know I know. I know you know I know. We know Henry knows,
>> and Henry knows we know it."
>> We're a knowledgeable family." ::smiles:: -Geoffrey, Lion in Winter
>