The East is Red Dancong

Tea: The East is Red  Type: Dongfang Hong Dancong Oolong （东方红单丛乌龙) Style: Classic Dancong Roast: Heavy Harvest: Spring 2025 Region: Wudong Village, Phoenix Mountains, Chaozhou Producers: Wen ZitongTasting Notes: Sage, Butter, Honey, Rock Salt, Pine Sap The East is Red is an interesting Dancong Oolong varietal.  Originally cultivated during the Maoist Era, the name itself comes from a famous revolutionary song.  While this tea is often grown and sold as a gift tea, the quality of this less-common varietal is always stunning for us.  On Wudong Mountain, this cultivar is one of young maker Wen Zitong's favorites, when visiting neighbors in the village, he would always request to try their East is Red, this tea has a lot of local fame and appreciation. . One of the most often requested dancong oolongs is this East is Red, or Dong Fang Hong.  Typically represented as a more traditionally roasted dancong, there are many good examples of this cultivar on the market, so there is little