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Starting at $ 3.48
We continue our tradition of offering custom baked lots of our popular Classic Dong Ding Oolong. This particular Lot 1263 is comprised of hand-picked high-mountain Jin Xuan leaves produced this Spring 2023 according to our specification in partnership with a long established Meishan grower/collaborator of our family. The competition standard multi-step baking was performed in-house in late September 2023 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. 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.
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Marcello –
done in 3 infusions at 1:75 ratio for 2 minutes each @ 86 degrees Celsius
dry leaf aromas:
Musky lychee/longan, stuffy, skunky, pistachio nuts, grilled asperagus/broccoli, all aromas having quite a powdery intensity of the aroma
aromas of infusions:
lobster guts, pistachio, wax beans, under ripe corn, floral, lime lifesavers, green candy… sour soothers? fennel seeds, GREEN JOLLY RANCHERS
flavors of infusions:
pollen, fennel, toasted pistachios, floral bitterness, faintly fruity, waxy, tastes like a shell of the aroma.
Beautifully textured, a medium+ rich tea with a great amount of flavor to back it up with mild astringency. 100% smells like green jolly ranchers. Brewing it as I did, I think was a bit of a failure (and thats saying a lot since I enjoyed it so much)
With a bit of tinkering on my end, I am positive I could put this tea in a 5 star spot.