Ao Fu Hou

Description Brewing Guide 漢字 凹富後鳳凰單叢 origin Danhu, Guangdong craft nong xiang flavor notes apricot, honey, cinnamon 漢字 凹富後鳳凰單叢 origin Danhu, Guangdong craft nong xiang flavor notes apricot, honey, cinnamon Cultivated outside the village of Danhu (just down the mountain from famed Wudong, the source of our other Phoenix oolongs), Ao Fu Hou is a rare and lesser-known dancong variety with a truly exceptional taste. Its humble name, a transliteration to Mandarin from the local dialect for 凹堀後 or 塌堀後, roughly translates to "behind the dip" or "behind the collapsed cave", a reference to the location of the mother tree for this lineage. Ao Fu Hou is thought to be a close relative of Huang Zhi Xiang, and indeed shares many characteristics in its flavor profile, including a bright finish. However, compared to our Huang Zhi Xiang (Orange Blossom), Ao Fu Hou presents a decidedly fruitier flavor profile, with decadent notes of preserved apricot, honey, and warm s