Matthew
11mo ago
I REALLY enjoyed this tea. So brothy and rich, with a sour-savory taste like Japanese salted plums.
2023 De’ang Sour Tea Dragonball (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Store
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2023 De’ang Sour Tea Dragonball (2023 Spring)
Yunnan Defeng Tea Co.
- Type
- Dark Tea
- Origin
- Zhongshan Tea Area, Mangshi, Dehong, Yunnan Province, China
- Cultivar
- Yunnan Large-Leaf Variety
- Elevation
- 1580–1880m
- Steeping instructions
- Portion: Use one dragonball (~8 g) per serving. Halve with a tea knife if you prefer a lighter flavor. Water Temperature: Use boiling water at 100 °C (212 °F) for all steps. Rinse (Optional): Rinse for 30 seconds before the first infusion to help the ball loosen. Steeping: For the first three infusions, steep for 30 seconds, 20 seconds, and 10 seconds. Use flash steeps thereafter, increasing the time as the flavor fades.
- Description
- Made from mature late-spring leaves of Yunnan large-leaf tea trees, harvested in the Mangshi Zhongshan tea area and fermented anaerobically for three months. Shaped into compact dragonballs for convenience, it has a pronounced fruity acidity, fine texture, and good aftertaste. The shorter fermentation time yields a brighter, more fruit-forward profile while retaining the smoothness of De’ang sour tea. Yunnan Defeng Tea Co. (云南德凤茶业) is a respected Yunnan tea producer with over two decades of expertise in Pu-erh and ethnic minority teas. Its founder, Lu Fengmei (卢凤美) is recognized as a province-level inheritor of this invaluable intangible cultural heritage for De'ang sour tea craftsmanship. As a guardian of this tradition, she not only preserves ancient techniques but also pioneers new formats that bring this heritage closer to today's tea drinkers.
Shipped in September 2025
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Valentea
11mo ago
2023 De’ang Sour Tea Dragonball (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Store
Earthy but not dirty Good texture tea, it feel smooth and it felt very satisfying to "play" with it with my tongue. Aroma and taste are hard to pin point and there are complex s… more
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Kurt Johansen
1y ago
2023 De’ang Sour Tea Dragonball (2023 Spring) from MyTeaPal Store
0 TDS distilled water with TeaCurious Original recipe to make 50 TDS water. Best of the sours for me so far. Has a good IPA beer note to it that I really liked. Nice citrus flavor… more
- fruity
- citrus
- citrus rind
- mineral
- copper
- alcohol
- IPA beer