Mi Lan Xiang Hong Cha 蜜兰香红茶 - Honey Orchid Black

This black tea is made from the shui xian cultivar, which is a cultivar usually used for making oolong. Instead of making an oolong however, this tea was completely oxidized, and then roasted 3 times by tea master Song Lin making a traditional honey orchid oolong into a Honey Orchid Black tea. It was then pressed into small ~5g disks that are convenient for serving. This tea is sourced from the incredibly remote Wudong Village on the Phoenix Mountains, where tea master Song Lin and his family produce incredible tea. TASTING NOTES: Nose- The dry leaf has an incredibly savory and umami aroma, with notes of deep honey and molasses with an almost peat moss like quality reminiscent of Islay scotch and sweet flowers.  Palette- The palette has a deep sweetness, and has a date syrup like quality, which turns into a floral honey as it opens up on the tongue. There are notes of malt and chocolate with a deep umami into a caramel finish. This tea follows the traditional idea of black teas in Chi