Award-Winning Roasted Dong Ding Oolong at 3 Different Roasting Levels

Roasted Dong Ding Oolong at Different Roasting Levels – Single Estate teas with notes from orchids and citrus fruit to dark honey and butterscotch

Try our Award-Winning Dark Roasted Dong Ding Oolong – smooth, caramel and syrup notes

• Directly sourced from our farming friends in Lugu, Taiwan
• Season: Harvested Spring
• Handpicked and aged tea
• Whole, loose-leaf tea, partially oxidised and roasted (at your choice of roasting level)
• Tasting notes: Floral, tropical fruit and caramelised sugar

Interested in how baking affects green oolongs?

Then, compare the tastes of different Dong Ding Oolong roasting levels:

- Lightly roasted Dong Ding - fragrant orchids aroma, citrus and sweet flavour and smooth creaminess

- Medium roasted Dong Ding – osmanthus honey, peachy and creamy

- Heavily roasted Dong Ding – rich, award-winning flavour with butterscotch notes and thick texture

ORIGIN

Grown from the mountains of Dong Ding (also known as Tung Ting) in Lugu region of Nantou County, Taiwan. Dong Ding tea is a classic Taiwanese tea. The name Dong Ding translates into “Frozen Summit" or "Icy Peak", and this tea is sometimes sold under these names.

CULTIVATION AND PROCESSING

This tea is made from the Chin Shin cultivar. This oolong is lightly oxidised and then roasted a different level. According to the roasting levels you will find from floral and citrus notes on the less oxidised teas to rich sweetness with hints of butterscotch, honey and biscuits on the heavily roasted oolongs.

TEA BREWING GUIDE

90-95°C, 3g per cup, 3-5 min (shorter for the lightly roasted, longer for the dark roasted). Several infusions.

SIMILAR TEAS

Interested in how baking affects green oolongs? Compare this tea with our other Dong Ding Oolong teas to taste the difference between different levels of roasting. Try all three to compare the tastes of different Dong Ding Oolong roasting levels.

If you like roasted or dark baked oolongs, you should try our most heavily roasted/baked dong ding oolong. On a scale from 1-10 for level of roasting, this dong ding is easily a 10. This tea is a green oolong that has been baked for more than 24 hours in an electric oven. Toasty and caramelised in flavour, this tea is great in the morning as a wake up call.