Rich Aroma Like Roasted Chestnuts
This unique cultivar called Jin Xuan, grown on Dong Ding Mountain, has been deep fired to achieve a smooth mouthfeel and a sweet aroma.
The aroma is reminiscent of roasted chestnuts, with a rich and robust flavour, making it an ideal tea to enjoy after meals. It offers a good balance of flavour and price, making it suitable for daily consumption.
What Makes a Good Dong Ding Oolong Tea?
The term Jin Xuan refers to the tea cultivar used in this tea.
Unlike typical Dong Ding Oolong made from Qing Xin Oolong, this product is made from the cultivar known as Jin Xuan, which is characterized by its strong aroma.
This tea is suitable for customers who prefer a stronger fragrance. Drinking it in the afternoon or evening, the roasted chestnut like aroma can warm your heart after a long day at work.
The Secret to Deliciousness Lies in Dong Ding Mountain
There are many Dong Ding Oolong teas produced outside Dong Ding Mountain. However, HOJO's Dong Ding Oolong is grown on Dong Ding Mountain.
Enjoy Up to 6 Brews for Great Value
When brewed in a small teapot 200 to 250cc, you can enjoy more than 6 infusions from a single serving of tea leaves. This means a tablespoon of tea leaves can yield up to 1 liter of tea.
This economic aspect is one of the benefits of high quality tea.
Relax with an Easy to Drink Tea
HOJO's Dong Ding Jin Xuan Oolong Tea is smooth and soft without bitterness, making it ideal for those with sensitive stomachs who find stronger teas challenging.
Enjoy it as a refreshing tea in the morning or a relaxing tea before bed, brewed in a slightly elegant tea set.
The History and Culture of Dong Ding Oolong Tea
Dong Ding is a mountain located in Lugu Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. The name Dong Ding is said to come from the slippery trails up the mountain that required climbers to use their toes for traction.
About 150 years ago, oolong tea cultivars from Wuyi in Fujian Province, China, began to be cultivated on Dong Ding Mountain.
Initially, Dong Ding Oolong tea referred to oolong tea produced around Dong Ding Mountain, but as its reputation grew, teas from other regions began to be marketed under the same name.
In recent years, tea grown at lower altitudes has been heavily roasted to give it a toasty aroma and marketed overseas as Dong Ding Oolong tea.
Production Area
The tea leaves are produced on Dong Ding Mountain in Nantou County, Taiwan. As the reputation of Dong Ding Oolong tea grew, general high mountain tea has been roasted and sold under the name Dong Ding Oolong tea.
In fact, most Dong Ding Oolong tea on the market is not from Dong Ding Mountain. In Taiwan, Dong Ding Oolong is becoming synonymous with a type of tea, making genuine Dong Ding Mountain Oolong tea very rare.
Dong Ding Mountain
Dong Ding Mountain is often shrouded in mist in the afternoon.
At HOJO, we are committed to genuine Dong Ding Oolong tea, seeking tea from Dong Ding Mountain. Dong Ding Mountain is one of Taiwan's top tea producing regions, with unique conditions for producing delicious tea.
Although Dong Ding Mountain is not a high mountain, with an altitude of about 1000 meters, its environment, sunlight, soil quality, and climate, is not very favourable for tea cultivation.
Despite these harsh conditions, tea leaves grown on Dong Ding Mountain produce a surprisingly strong aroma and sweet taste. You will understand this by tasting our Dong Ding Oolong tea.
The sweet aroma and rich, refined taste, similar to high quality Japanese tea, are unique to tea from Dong Ding Mountain in Lugu Township. The raw tea leaves are sourced from organic tea gardens.
The unique soil of Dong Ding Mountain is reflected in the taste. A 2003 study at National Taiwan University by Yue-Ming Chen found that tea garden soil in Lugu, home of Dong Ding Mountain, holds more calcium and other alkaline minerals (exchangeable bases) than tea garden soil in lower-lying Yangmei. The tea garden soil in Lugu is rich in these alkaline minerals. We believe they are the reason for the tea's broad flavor, very bold taste and strong body. The clear difference in taste from the surrounding growing areas probably also comes from this soil.
Cultivar and Harvest
HOJO's Dong Ding Jin Xuan Oolong Tea Deep Fired is made from a cultivar known as Jin Xuan. This cultivar produces tea with a strong aroma and a roasted chestnut like fragrance when deep fired.
Since the tea is grown in organic tea gardens without chemical fertilizers or pesticides, the tea trees are thinner and the yield is significantly lower compared to non organic gardens. However, tea leaves grown organically are generally yellowish and have a pronounced sweetness.
All tea leaves are hand-plucked. The tea leaves, including the buds and 3 to 4 leaves, are plucked by hand. Harvesting occurs in spring, summer, autumn, and winter, but the highest quality tea leaves are produced from the spring and winter harvests. The tea leaves are plucked from November to December. HOJO's oolong tea is produced using only the best quality tea leaves from the spring or winter harvest.
References
Chen, Y.M. (2003) 在不同海拔高度下三種茶樹品種之根圈及本體土壤物理化學特性. Master's thesis, Graduate Institute of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University (advisor: Wang, M.K.)
Chen, Y.M., Wang, M.K., Zhuang, S.Y., Chiang, P.N. (2006) Chemical and physical properties of rhizosphere and bulk soils of three tea plants cultivated in Ultisols. Geoderma. doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.04.003
