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drank Unroasted Traditional Dong Ding Oolong by Mountain Stream Teas
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2021 sipdown no. 113

Thank you Cameron for all of these delightful oolongs to explore!

This one actually has a bit of a roasted scent, despite being unroasted. There is a roasted flavour to this tea with plenty of delightful sweetness. I’m having a difficult time accepting this as unroasted. I’ve only had one other Dong Ding Mr. Chang (from Camellia Sinensis), which I noted was vegetal and floral. This one mentions notes of “strong floral, deep vegetal…” and I’m not getting that.

I’ve had to search the Dong Dings on the MS website because I couldn’t accept that the label on this tea was correct. It looks like the 35% oxidation (as is labelled on the tea in front of mine) is matching the Charcoal Roast Traditional Dong Ding Oolong, along with the flavours I’m tasting, but the production date is not the same.
Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 1 min, 0 sec 3 g 14 OZ / 414 ML
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Cameron B.
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Lol, that’s funny! Well I’m glad you enjoyed it either way. :)

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Cameron B.
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Lol, that’s funny! Well I’m glad you enjoyed it either way. :)

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I love black tea and this is usually what’s in my mug. I’m also happy to enjoy a cup of green or red rooibos, herbals, oolongs (unroasted/green and red preferable to roasted), whites, and subtly flavoured greens.

Likes:
Raspberry, strawberry, peach, apricot, rhubarb, passionfruit, blackcurrant, redcurrant, fig, and most fruits in general, maple, creaminess, hay, biscuit, lavender, and cacao/dark chocolate.

I enjoy bergamot when paired with flavours that mellow it.

Dislikes:
Any smokiness at all, stevia, too much blackberry leaf, rose, jasmine, ginger (except in chai), cinnamon-heavy teas, anything cloying or fake/candy-like.

I’m vegan and have an allergy to potatoes, so I avoid any animal products in tea, along with sprinkles as these often have potato starch (I’ll happily pick them out of blends).

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Last updated January 2023.

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