Dong Ding High Mountain
Tasting notes: Clean & light organic oolong; roast chestnuts, white pepper, bitter melon and dense floral notes. Smooth and oily mouthfeel with a light roast bite.
This is an outstanding Dong Ding Oolong! Unlike most Taiwan origin Dong Dings that are grown in lower elevation tea gardens, this High Mountain Dong Ding tea is grown at an elevation of 1850m (6,070ft). The certified Organic tea garden is situated along the Western border of Guangxi, near Yunnan.
Price range: $12.60 through $96.00
Dong Ding tea was originally from Dong Ding mountain area in central Taiwan, but in recent years Dong Ding tea has become more known because of the process by which it is made & not by the location. The tea competition for Dong Ding award winning tea is very popular now in Taiwan, with over 5,000 entries in the recent tea harvest awards, with most of the teas submitted coming from other tea growing regions areas, but processed according to the Dong Ding processing standards, which is basically a heavier roasted Oolong than regular Taiwanese High Mountain teas.
The tea garden and processing is excellently managed by an ex-Taiwanese tea grower and tea maker. The tea is a lightly oxidized fresh oolong with a light/medium roast.
