Dong Ding Oolong (Frozen Summit)
Dòng Dǐng Wū Lóng · 冻顶乌龙 (凍頂烏龍)
Dong Ding (literally "Frozen Summit") is one of Taiwan's most historically important oolongs, produced from the Qingxin (Qing Xin Wulong) cultivar in Lugu Township of Nantou County. Per Wikipedia the cultivar was brought from the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian to Mount Dong Ding roughly 150 years ago. The mountain's microclimate of sunny mornings and foggy afternoons is credited with its characteristic creamy, lightly-roasted character. As the name has become broadly used, the label is the only assurance that the leaf actually came from Lugu.
Quick facts
- Origin
- Taiwan
- Region
- Lugu
- Harvest year
- 2025
- Harvest season
- spring
- Elevation
- 700 m
- Oxidation
- 30%
- Roast
- medium
- Cultivars
- Qingxin (Qing Xin Wulong)
Brewing
- Leaf
- 5.0 g / 100 ml
- Water
- 95°C
- Rinse
- yes
- Gongfu steeps (s)
- 15, 20, 30, 45, 60, 90
The classic oolong gongfu sequence — let the rolled balls open across 5–7 infusions; first two are aroma-heavy, middle ones thickest in body.
Tasting notes
- Aroma
- roasted nut, butter, sugarcane
- Flavor
- creamy, lightly roasted, soft floral
- Mouthfeel
- thick, smooth
- Finish
- warming, long
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