AROMA: |
Fruity with a scent of roasted sugarcane |
FLAVOR: |
Robust with a mellow sweet flavor |
ROAST: |
Medium to Heavy |
OXIDATION: |
Medium |
ELEVATION: |
2300-3280 ft (700-1000 m) |
REGION: |
Nantou, Taiwan |
Dong-Ding oolong tea is one of the most popular teas in Taiwan. Hwa Gung Tea’s Selected Dong-Ding tea is produced using traditional handcrafting methods that includes manually tossing and roasting of the tea leaves. Prior generations of the Hwa Gung Tea family have won Taiwan’s largest tea competition with this tea on multiple occasions.
Quick and Easy Brewing Instructions
2 tsp  6g | 4 oz  120 mL | 212°F  100°C |
Brew # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Time | 1 min | 1 min | 1 min | 2 min | 2 min |
Connoisseur's Brewing Instructions
Recommended Tea Leaves to Water Ratio
6g to 120mL
Hwa Gung Brewing Tips
1. Fill the teapot 1/3 full of water for the first infusion.
2. For each subsequent infusion, add just enough water to cover the unfurling tea leaves.
|
Time (mm:ss) |
Temperature |
1st infusion |
00:40 |
212°F / 100°C |
2nd infusion |
00:30 |
212°F / 100°C |
3rd infusion |
01:10 |
212°F / 100°C |
4th infusion |
01:40 |
212°F / 100°C |
5th infusion |
02:10 |
212°F / 100°C |
6th infusion |
03:10 |
212°F / 100°C |