Dong Ding Special Roast

A Oolong Tea from

Rating

83 / 100

Calculated from 3 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Creamy, Floral, Green, Toasty
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Caffeine
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Typical Preparation
Use 5 oz / 140 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Use 7 g of tea
Steep for 1 min, 0 sec
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4 Tasting Notes View all

“December 2022 roast. 3-stage filtered L.A. water just off the boil into my white/brown “turned” Jingdezhen gaiwan, then into a Pyrex measuring cup, then a (mino yunomi) porcelain cup. Gentle medium...” Read full tasting note
“Toasty, with some high mountain delicacy and florals and green. Good centering in the chest and upper back, I think. I’ll be saving the rest of this and the Hongshui to savor in a quieter and more...” Read full tasting note
“This tea is fabulous, and while FL owner recommends the traditional, I prefer this special roast. This rolled Taiwanese oolong has a very smooth mouth feel, a bit roasty, even sweet, but still...” Read full tasting note
“very lovely dong ding…….steeped it 4 minutes and refilled the pot 4 times. It changed with each steeping.” Read full tasting note

Description

A nice, older style Dong Ding with complex, rich flavor that broadens and mellows through many steepings. The flavor and scent fade slowly after seven or eight steepings rather than dropping off quickly after the third or fourth steep in a gaiwan.

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