Name: Charcoal Roasted Dong Ding
Amount: 2 oz.
Type: Rolled Oolong
Region of Origin: Nantou, Taiwan
Plucking Season: Spring 2010, Fired Fall 2010
Leaf Characteristics: Rolled oolong
Optimal Brewing Specs: 180-190ºF, 45 seconds in yixing clay or porcelain for a delicious brew.

This hand-plucked, traditionally roasted charcoal dong ding was finished by one of the foremost tea masters in Taiwan who still knows how to traditionally roast dong dings over a charcoal fire, and who places his teas in bamboo baskets before his Buddhist altar before sending them off to their far-flung destinations.

This handsome tea comes from Nantou County in central Taiwan where the rolling green hills produce the most exquisitely fragrant dong ding rolled oolongs.

This is a tea that not only impresses from the get-go, but woos you back to it again and again.  Good for aging, it is a tea that has excellent flavor and also produces the "oolong high" that so many tea aficionados look for in a great tea. 

A rare and special treat!

Check out our video of the women picking dong ding tea in Taiwan.