Phoenix Mountain Dong Ding Oolong $45
  300g (10.56 oz) vacuum-sealed packages.

Classic Dong Ding Oolong $25
  150g (5.25oz) vacuum-sealed bags.

Phoenix Mountain Dong Ding Oolong Tea

This season's Phoenix Mountain Tea comes from a repeated winner of local tea competitions over the past few decades. This batch was roasted to fullnness. It's a very smooth, mellow, dark brew with flavors reminiscent of quality dark chocolate with a hint of chicory, and just enough astringency to make it a fine tea. And we continue to discover how this more oxidized and roasted type of tea is most easily digested - with mellowed bitter qualities and a softer stimulative effect. Start out with less leaves and increase them as you see fit to achieve the prime brew. This tea won't easily overbrew, so don't be shy - but there are varying qualities with different concentrations. Explore.

Classic Dong Ding Oolong Tea

We chose the lighter -roasted spring Dong Ding tea made by our primary tea guide and friend to compliment the well-roasted Phoenix Mountain Dong Ding. It maintains the vivacity of unroasted high mountain oolong while being mellowed into a balanced composition that represents a higher elevation tea roasted to perfection.Its flavor is fresh and floral with a smooth texture and a sweet, soothing aftertaste.

As I sit and ponder a new way of comprehensively describing my personal all-time favorite type of tea, I come up with the following: Dong Ding Oolong is at the center of the vast spectrum of tea varieties. Hence, it possesses the broadest range of flavor and qualities of any tea that I’ve experienced. It has the rich, dark, roasty qualities of fine black teas as well as the flavorful, aromatic qualities of green teas. In this sense it is magic. In venturing to make an analogy between two very different beverages, I put forth that Dong Ding is to tea what fine scotch is to spirits. I will simply leave it at that.

Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Dong Ding Oolong

Made by a farmer who was born and raised on Phoenix Mountain and developed tea gardens decades ago in the nearby high elevation regions of Shan Lin Xi, this tea is a supremely crafted classic Taiwan Oolong. The hearty composition of high mountain tea leaves being cured in the traditional oolong fashion exemplifies one of Taiwan’s claims to world famous tea. It is a rich, dark, mellow brew that maintains complexity and vivacity in both its flavor and aroma. The only mistake in procuring this tea was buying such a small amount. So if you want to experience a fine example of traditional Taiwan High Mountain Oolong, don’t hesitate.