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Ye Lai Xiang 夜來香 Feng Huang Dan Cong loose leaf oolong tea

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Ye Lai Xiang, or “Night Fragrance,” is a Feng Huang Dan Cong from Xi Keng, harvested in Spring 2023. Named for the night-blooming flower Telosma cordata, this cultivar is more floral and less fruity than many Dan Cong varieties, with a refreshing, layered aroma.

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Endearingly named after the dainty night-blooming flower Telosma cordata, Ye Lai Xiang is a floral-forward Feng Huang Dan Cong cultivar. This Spring 2023 tea from Xi Keng develops perfume, orchid, fruit, and gentle roasted-rice notes, with fine tannins, noticeable salivation, and a cooling finish that gathers at the upper palate. Its character moves between elegance and strength: aromatic and graceful, yet structured and persistent.

The Three Pillars · 夜來香

Place · terroir

Xi Keng, Fu Nan, Feng Huang, Chao Zhou, Guang Dong Province

Plant · cultivar

Ye Lai Xiang

Craft · type

Wu Long · Dan Cong

In the cup

This vintage

Xi Keng - Spring 2023

Named after the night-blooming fragrance flower; more floral and less fruity than other Dan Cong, with a refreshing aroma layered deep yet erupting.

A floral, refreshing Dan Cong with grassy and woodsy undertones. Ye Lai Xiang is less overtly fruity than many Feng Huang cultivars; its appeal is a thicker, layered flower aroma that continues through the finish.

The making

Ye Lai Xiang follows the classic Feng Huang Dan Cong sequence: the leaves are withered, then repeatedly disturbed and rested during Lan Qing to build aroma and controlled fermentation. They are subsequently kill-greened, rolled, dried and roasted to set the tea’s layered floral character.

How to brew

Brewing instructions for Ye Lai Xiang (夜來香)

History & significance

Ye Lai Xiang means “Night Fragrance,” a name shared with the intensely aromatic Telosma cordata flower. The cultivar’s identity rests on fragrance rather than overt fruitiness, placing it among the distinctive single-cultivar expressions of Feng Huang Dan Cong.

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