This tea is made from one of the top four 'Song Dynasty' mother tea trees in China. These trees are over 600 years old and yield very little but truly delicious tea. Zhi Lan, which translates as 'Iris Orchid' is so called because it resembles the fragrance of this rare flower. Two of the mother trees are from this variety of the tea family which number into the hundreds. They grow on Wu Dong mountain. Of course, as with all high quality Phoenix oolongs it has an incredibly complex character that includes all of the nuances found across the full spectrum of tea. Flowers, tropical fruits, vanillin, butteriness and mellow woody notes seem to evaporate from the cup in succession. You are unlikely to come across a better example of Phoenix Oolong and it should be tried by any tea fan.