The sweet-almond / apricot-kernel aroma family of Fenghuang Dancong, anchored by the fine-toothed Ju Duo Zai (锯朵仔) clonal line from Wudong Hucuo and several 200-year-old Fengxi and Da’an mother trees.
Distinct sweet-almond or apricot-kernel (杏仁) aroma with a crisp, sweet-mellow golden-yellow infusion and pronounced old-bush rhyme (老丛韵); in Ju Duo Zai, high floral-nutty aromatics pair with fine, tightly rolled dark-brown strips.
T/CZTTBZ 001—2021 Appendix A.2 places both 锯剁仔 (Ju Duo Zai) and 大乌叶 (Da Wu Ye) inside 杏仁香型, and T/CZTTBZ 002—2021 cites "锯朵仔 杏仁香" as its model compound name (leaf-shape + aroma). Meanwhile, Jiemian/Chayu’s 2017 taxonomy lists 乌叶单丛 under 杏仁香 and notes 鸭屎香单丛 as its popular name—whereas trade practice and Chinese Wikipedia treat Ya Shi Xiang Dancong (silver-flower / honeysuckle aroma) as a separate category.
Appendix A.2 of T/CZTTBZ 001—2021 defines 杏仁香型 as Dancong with a noticeable sweet-almond fragrance and a sweet-mellow cup, and documents six mother bushes:
1. 锯剁仔 (also written 锯朵仔, Ju Duo Zai): growing at ~1,100 m in Hucuo Village on Wudong Shan, aged over 200 years (3.8 m tall, 3.85 × 3.0 m crown, 5.5 kg peak yield). Named for its small, oval leaves with dense, sharp saw-tooth serrations; first propagated by cuttings in 1966 and now the most widely planted clone in the almond family. 2. 杏仁香 (Fengxi Wudongjiao): growing at ~850 m in Wudongjiao, Fengxi, aged over 200 years (5.73 m tall, 5.38 × 4.66 m crown, 9 kg peak yield). 3. 金鹏杏仁香: growing at ~650 m in Zimao, Fengxi, aged ~200 years (4.24 m tall, 8.6 kg peak yield). 4.
大乌叶 (Da Wu Ye): growing at ~670 m on Daluding, Fengxi, aged ~100 years (2.2 m tall), named for its glossy dark-green leaves; propagated across the town since 1981. 5. 大庵杏仁香: growing at ~950 m in Da’an Village, aged ~200 years (5.16 m tall, 5.1 × 5.7 m crown, 9.6 kg peak yield). 6. 桃仁香 (Tao Ren Xiang): growing at ~950 m in Da’an Village, aged >160 years (4.94 m tall, 11 kg peak yield), showing a peach-kernel nuance within the almond family.
In Zhou Chunjuan et al.’s 2014 *Journal of Tea Science* study of 17 Fenghuang Dancong cultivars by simultaneous distillation-extraction and GC-MS, 锯朵仔 (Ju Duo Zai) clustered with 贡香, 芝兰香 and 蜜兰香 in Cluster 1 (characterized by high linalool oxides and balanced geraniol/linalool ratios), and stood out for elevated 4-terpineol (4-松油醇) alongside linalool oxide I/II and phytol. As with other Dancong aroma families, the authors emphasized that sensory aroma types arise from multi-component volatile ratios rather than a single marker compound.
Price ranks compare recorded retail offers for the same tea, including offers outside the current delivery filter. Shipping and import charges are excluded.
| Product | Vendor | Price | Per 100 g |
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| Xingren Xiang Dancong Oolong | TeewaldSelected destinations |
€13.90 / 30 g | $51.96 €46.33 / 100 g ≈ $4.16 a session |
Xing Ren Xiang Phoenix Dancong
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Purple Cloud Tea HouseSelected destinations |
$58.00 / 100 g | $58.00 ≈ $4.64 a session |
| Qiao Tou Lao Cong Ju Duo Zai Dancong Oolong | TheTeaWorldwide |
€31.85 / 50 g | $71.44 €63.70 / 100 g ≈ $5.72 a session |
| Phoenix Dan Cong Almond Flavour
Stated year: — Claimed origin: Fenghuang Village, Chao'an District, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China Details and price notesCompare the details Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.
30g pack at EUR 19.99; 8g sample (EUR 6.99), 60g (EUR 33.99), and 120g (EUR 67.99) options available |
Hey ChinaWorldwide |
€19.99 / 30 g | $74.73 €66.63 / 100 g ≈ $5.98 a session |
Phoenix Dancong Almond Canister
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2024 harvest 50g canister at HKD 298.00; 2025 harvest 50g canister at HKD 388.00 |
The Natural Tea Co.Selected destinations |
HK$298.00 / 50 g | $75.94 HK$596.00 / 100 g ≈ $6.07 a session |
Phoenix Dancong Almond Scent
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The Natural Tea Co.Selected destinations |
HK$388.00 / 50 g | $98.87 HK$776.00 / 100 g ≈ $7.91 a session |
| Xing Ren Xiang | Länggass-TeeSelected destinations |
CHF 50.00 / 25 g | $242.83 CHF 200.00 / 100 g ≈ $19.43 a session |
Wudong Phoenix Dancong Almond
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The Natural Tea Co.Selected destinations |
HK$960.00 / 50 g | $244.63 HK$1,920 / 100 g ≈ $19.57 a session |
Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.
| Product | Vendor | Channel | per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xingren Xiang Dancong Oolong | Teewald | International retail | $51.96 |
| Xing Ren Xiang Phoenix Dancong | Purple Cloud Tea House | International retail | $58.00 |
| Qiao Tou Lao Cong Ju Duo Zai Dancong Oolong | TheTea | International retail | $71.44 |
| Phoenix Dan Cong Almond Flavour | Hey China | International retail | $74.73 |
| Phoenix Dancong Almond Canister | The Natural Tea Co. | International retail | $75.94 |
| Phoenix Dancong Almond Scent | The Natural Tea Co. | International retail | $98.87 |
| Xing Ren Xiang | Länggass-Tee | International retail | $242.83 |
| Wudong Phoenix Dancong Almond | The Natural Tea Co. | International retail | $244.63 |
The Chaozhou geographical indication local standard DB4451/T 1—2021 defines Fenghuang Dancong as oolong tea manufactured within the protected Chaozhou area by traditional craft from lines and cultivars selected or bred from Fenghuang Shuixian (GSCT 17), categorizing finished teas into ten aroma types with physicochemical limits of ≤7.0% moisture and ≥30.0% water extract.
Full text · Clauses 3–5 (definition, Fenghuang Shuixian planting stock requirement, ten aroma types, and physicochemical table) · checked 2026-11-04
Scope and limits: Establishes the statutory GI specification for Chaozhou Fenghuang Dancong, whereas the voluntary national standard GB/T 30357.6-2017 defines Dancong generically without a geographic origin requirement.
Zhongguo Chashu Pinzhongzhi (2001, pp. 103–104) documents Fenghuang Dancong as a collective group of 80 superior lines selected from the sexual Fenghuang Shuixian population and named after tree habit, leaf morphology, or aroma, while Appendix A.2 of T/CZTTBZ 001—2021 catalogues 136 named mother bushes across 15 aroma groups.
Full text · Cultivar monograph entry for Fenghuang Dancong (凤凰单枞), pp. 103–104, selection history, 80 lines, and separate harvesting/processing · checked 2026-11-04
Scope and limits: Documents how 'Dancong' evolved from single-bush selection and separate manufacture into propagated clonal lines, meaning a modern Dancong packet is almost always clonal garden tea unless single-tree provenance is independently verified.
