Tonight I tried the Dong Ding Oolong Tea that I brought home from Australia.

I bought the tea at T2 in the Macquarie Shopping Centre. I really like this store, especially the colorful wall of tea. They have a very wide range of teas and I was able to get samples of several of them to try during my stay.

T2 has some stores in the United States mostly on the East Coast, but they may be opening a store in Sacramento later this year.

The Dong Ding Oolong is from their high end line of teas and came in a special tin. Actually the tin was one of the reasons that I bought the tea 🙂

Dong Ding Oolong tea comes from Taiwan and is named for the mountain where it is grown. It is also known as Frozen Summit or Icy Peak.

Above you see the rolled leaves that are typical of Oolong tea.

Here you can see that the tea leaves have unrolled as they steep. The final stage of preparing Dong Ding is a firing it to set the oxidation level. In this case it gives it a nice toasty flavor.

The tea has a nice golden color and a nice aroma. The tea has a nice mouth feel and is a bit sweet. There is no need to add sweeteners to this tea. The finish is smooth with no sharp or bitter edge. There is a bit of an aftertaste, but it is a pleasant one.

T2 does not list the oxidation level, but Dong Ding is typically between 15-30%. I believe that theirs is on the higher end of the range. I do not have enough experience to make an estimate 🙂

In any case, this is a very nice tea and I really enjoyed it tonight. It was a nice after dinner treat.

Steven