2024 Dong Ding Taiwanese Oolong Tea
Please note: this product is currently on backorder, with more stock expected to arrive by 26/12/2025. Other items in your order may ship separately.
This Dong Ding (冻顶 Dòng Dǐng) oolong tea comes from the famous mountain in Nantou, Taiwan. It's made from a spring production of a Qing Xing cultivar that has been moderately oxidised, rolled into a ball shape, and then gently roasted over charcoal to yield a well balanced, fragrant, and smooth oolong tea.
This oolong is intensely fragrant - both in the nose and when drinking - with a long- lingering, fruity-floral sweetness in the aftertaste, and a smooth mouthfeel. Picked in spring 2024, this oolong tea has had ample time to rest and settle after its charcoal roasting, giving it the perfect balance of flavour without any residual smokey overtones.
This Dong Ding is made in the more traditional style with balanced oxidisation and roasting, compared to the newer trend of very lightly oxidised, un-roasted teas that are almost green tea like. In our opinion, this style results in a much richer, flavourful, and balanced tea.
Pictures by Pingle Pictures.
2024 spring oolong tea material produced in Dong Ding mountain, Taiwan.
150g of loose tea in a vacuum sealed bag, packed per tin.
All orders are shipped from our HQ in Melbourne within 1-2 business days, using Australia Post.
Australia: $9.95 AUD flat-rate standard shipping, free above $75 AUD. $14.95 AUD flat-rate express shipping, free above $100 AUD.
New Zealand: $20 AUD flat-rate, free above $90 AUD.
Asia: $25 AUD flat-rate, free above $150 AUD.
Europe: $35 AUD flat-rate, free above $150 AUD.
Canada: $30 CAD flat-rate, free above $130 CAD.
United States of America: Tiered pricing based on order weight, with a choice of either Standard, or Express with Signature. Tariffs are calculated automatically and collected at checkout.
Use boiling water (100C).
We recommend using approx 1g of tea per 15ml of water for gongfu-style brewing in a teapot or gaiwan. Rinse the leaves once and then brew as usual. You can re-steep the leaves several times until there's no flavour left.
For Western-style brewing in a larger teapot, use approx 5g tea per 100ml of water. You can re-brew the leaves a few times.
To brew direct in a mug, use 1-2g of tea in the bottom of the cup, fill to top with boiling water, and drink once cool. Re-fill the cup with more water when you've drunk 1/3rd of the tea. Repeat until there's no more flavour left.
All of our teas are suitable for long-term storage and ageing.
Keep your tea away from sunlight and strong smells, and somewhere with stable climate conditions.
You can keep it sealed inside the re-usable bag the tea comes in, or another non-porous container.