Dong Ding Light

A Oolong Tea from

Rating

82 / 100

Calculated from 13 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Ingredients
Oolong Tea Leaves
Flavors
Honey, Vegetal, Butter, Cream, Cucumber, Floral, Gardenias, Grass, Honeysuckle, Lemon, Mineral, Orchid, Vanilla, Creamy
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 10 oz / 285 ml of water
Set water temperature to 195 °F / 90 °C
Use 5 g of tea
Steep for 2 min, 45 sec
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12 Tasting Notes View all

“I made three steeps of this tonight, gong fu style, and mixed them. I still have enough of my sample to do this one more time. Hooray! I went out with hubby for Chinese buffet tonight and this is...” Read full tasting note
““Another Traveling Tea Box?!?! What a lovely oolong! Very creamy, lightly floral- almost like orchids.” Read full tasting note
“Tea #36 from Another Traveling Tea Box I steeped this twice and eventually ended up mixing the two together so I could take them with me for my running around later. It’s a nice bright sunny day...” Read full tasting note
“Have I told you yet that I love this tea? My favorite Dong Ding atm and I’ll need to order more real soon!” Read full tasting note

Description

Dong Ding is one of the older styles of Taiwanese oolongs. Yet changes occur. This one is done in the new style that prizes the “fresh flower” and “lemon taffy” flavors of the Oolong, instead of covering up those flavors with a charcoal firing.

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