Old Master Dong Ding Oolong

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84 / 100

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Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Alkaline, Allspice, Almond, Anise, Citrus, Creamy, Mineral, Muscatel, Nutty, Roasted, Spices, Stonefruit, Caramel, Floral, Peach, Roasted Nuts, Roasty, Sugarcane, Sweet
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Typical Preparation
Use 9 oz / 271 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Use 4 g of tea
Steep for 1 min, 15 sec
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7 Tasting Notes View all

“Decent Dong Ding! I got the 2022 harvest of this tea from my MST order, and it was going very well until it fell off around steep 4. Beautiful leaves, beautiful aroma in wet and dry leaf, liquor is...” Read full tasting note
“2022 sipdown no. 1 Thanks Cameron for this tea! There’s a lovely sweetness up front and almost none of the minerality flavour. I’ve been steeping this twice and both steeps have great flavour. If I...” Read full tasting note
“We haven’t had a gong fu session in quite a while. I began to have trouble sleeping so we stopped having caffeine in the evening and we just haven’t made time during the day on weekends, plus it...” Read full tasting note
“Complex layered and intense roasted sugarcane-caramel and floral sweet top/mid notes with a seamless transition into equally complex, mild nutty mid/base tones. Mouthwatering fruity peach finish...” Read full tasting note

Description

Updated by derk, 08/2021:

2021 Spring pick is fresh in stock!

In 2019 we expanded the ‘Old Master’ series with this beautiful tea and it has quickly become a classic. This year’s tea is another beautiful variation on the theme of past years. Produced by an 81-year-old tea master from the main village of Dong Ding, this complex tea gives rich creamy sweetness, sweet/sour fruit, roasted caramel and more as the leaves unfold. And it will only get better with age.

This tea is one of the signature teas of Mountain Stream Teas. It is worth a try even if you don’t like roasted teas. In fact, it is worth a try especially if you don’t like roasted teas!

Elevation: 800m

Status: Conventional Tested Safe

Cultivar: Qin Xin Oolong

Season: April, 2021

Oxidization: 40%, Middle Roast

Method: Hand picked, processed on site, electric roasted, very small batch

Region: Dong Ding, Nantou

Recommend Brewing Style:

Gong Fu Style: 3-5g per 100ml, ~100C water, 30, 45, 60 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 4-5 steeps.

Western Style: 3g per 100ml, ~100c water for 2 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps. Very suited to western style brewing!

Produced by an 81 year old tea master from the main village of Dong Ding, this tea gives rich creamy sweetness, sour fruit, roasted caramel and more as the leaves unfold.

Elevation: 500m

Status: Organic

Cultivar: Qin Xin Oolong

Season: April, 25th 2019

Oxidization: 50%, Middle Roast

Method: Hand picked, processed on site, electric roasted, very small batch

Region: Dong Ding, Nantou

Recommend Brewing Style:

Gong Fu Style: 3-5g per 100ml, ~100C water, 30, 45, 60 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 4-5 steeps.

Western Style: 3g per 100ml, ~100c water for 2 minutes. Lasts 2-3 steeps. Very suited to western style brewing!

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