Dong Ding Oolong Tea, Lot 586

We continue in our tradition of offering custom baked lots of our popular Classic Dong Ding Oolong. This particular offering is comprised of tea produced this Spring 2016 according to our specification in partnership with a long-term grower/collaborator of our family. The baking was performed in-house in late September 2015 after a full season of controlled mellowing. This tea has become a signature tea of our family and it is with pride that TTC is offering it at a very popular price. A quick rinsing of the leaves will wake the wonderful roasted aromas which are both inquisitive and familiar with distinct caramel sweetness. A first infusion will reveal a deep nut brown liqueur which signals that we are in the presence of a deeper level of baking. The taster might at first be surprised by the slightly dry attack but he will soon after be rewarded with a nice complex bitter-sweet, nutty, not too spicy, feeling that lingers long after swallowing. Lot 586 is further graced by a very good batch from a very good Spring 2016 tea season. The liqueur has a good body and a nice thickness and is full of flavour. If you have a passion for dark chocolates, this is the equivalent to what your taste buds experience in liquid form. A more manly comparison would be to refer to the feeling of dipping your lips in a pint of draught Guinness (from the Dublin brewery, of course) for the creamy bitterness and molasses-like sweetness.