I’m not in the mood to review today, so I will keep this short. I’m mostly writing this review for my own future reference.
Dry leaves in warm gaiwan smell buttery and like toasted sunflower seeds. After a rinse, they smell like a nice blend of roasty notes, herbs, and flowery green mountain plants.
On the first infusion, the infusion is quite pale in color, and the taste is mostly of sweet toasty notes and sunflower seeds.
The second infusion is a lot more floral and less dried-fruit-like than what I’m used to with Dong Ding oolong. It’s reminding me more of the usual high mountain oolong flavors that most have in common.
But then, the third infusion brings a bit of those fruit-like notes I’m used to, a bit creamy, still pretty floral, a bit of roasted taste. The fourth is a little less floral and more sweet. Mellowed a bit.
Overall, while my experience with Dong Ding is not really extensive, I wouldn’t have been able to tell this is a Dong Ding just by drinking it. It was good tea, but not really indicative of some of the flavors I have liked in other Dong Ding teas. It kind of dabbled in generic Taiwan oolong turf, which is neither a good or bad thing.
Flavors: Creamy, Floral, Green, Herbs
