Very sweet Taiwanese tea, small package is a good combination for travel and business trips
I loved it! It was balanced, slightly herbal, sweet, vibrant and overall good-moodish.
I've only tried two of this type of tea, and this is the better one. It's definitely full-bodied and has a heavy, fruity, kind of "medicinal" flavor, but it's good. I didn't taste spice flavors like cinnamon and clove.
I haven't tried any other unroasted dong ding and I'm glad Eco-Cha sells it. I don't know how to describe it except hat it's what I expected dong ding to taste like without roasting, and pretty good.
2024 winter was not bad, but not as good as a sample I had from 2023. Probably a variation between seasons. It had a slightly buttery flavor and somewhat thick texture, which are not my favorite but some people might like.
This is the best oolong tea I have been able to find. Since two years, I have been ordering now and same feedback. Thank you
Very good batch of tea, I’ve been brewing it grandpa style based on the videos shown on the site and it tastes excellent and smells good. I lost my old tea set, so I can’t make it in that yet, but for now just the grandpa style tea works wonderful. 5/5. From Kory’s class.
Alishan Oolong is one of my favorite types of tea, and this Alishan is a great one. The leaves are beautiful, the taste is warm and inviting, and it holds up wonderfully over several brews.
The whole travel tea set is beautiful and, at least to me, a new concept. I purchased a couple sets for my two children for the holidays and liked them so much that I then got one for myself. Well, actually, I bought the third set to replace my son's gift because I broke his set while removing the ceramics from their cool zippered container. The large cup slipped from my fingers, dropped an inch or two hit a granite counter top, and suffered a couple cracks . My bad. I still like the set and am grateful someone thought it all up from concept to creation!
My only caution is that the ceramic material should, perhaps, be less fragile. But then, I should be more carefull, too. The ceramics are truely beautiful, even if one now has a wabi-sabi crack in it.
Truly one of the best black teas I've ever tasted! Perfectly balanced: sweet, malty, floral, low in tannins and almost no bitterness. Light yet substantial. It would impress any black tea drinker, especially folks that are used to low-quality bagged teas. Sadly, I'm sipping from my last pot, and I can't wait to replenish my supply as soon as it's back in stock.
It’ has this smooth , fresh flavor and the fennel adds to the unique but awesome buttery finish! This by far is the best green tea I have ever had! Very highly recommended! You won’t be disappointed!
This was a very complex tea and was super flavorful. I was hit by a strong almond pastry scent as soon as I opened the packet. It was sweet with notes of apple and chestnut. Herbal in a floral sort of way. The liquor has a chartreuse color. The most outstanding part of this tea was the texture. Silky and smooth, but also so thick it reminded me of vaseline. I would consider ordering this one again I think.
I ordered the Four Seasons Spring, Shan Lin Yi, and Li Shan high mountain oolong, and this was my favorite of the four!
3g/60ml, 90*C water
It was an excellent tea gongfu style, with notes of thyme and rosemary on the herbal side, a savory greenness, and floral notes reminiscent of mi lan xiang and zha ping shui xian. There was good sweetness as well.
The florality was not overwhelming, nor did it have any lily or daffodil scent (two aromas that guarantee an instant headache for me). The floral notes have more of the scent I think of as "cotton".
This tea was excellent for gongfu brewing, but I also think it would brew nicely in a more casual western manner. It almost doesn't feel like an oolong, but rather the platonic ideal of a green tea in a way.
The tea was delivered quickly. I enjoy the almondy taste of the High Mountain Oolong.
I am new to tea ceremonies and I am loving every minute of this beautiful time I get to spend savoring and in meditation. A few things I love about this tea - it comes from small farms and you can tell the care and love that goes into this tea as the leaves open beautifully like a flower. The taste is smooth and sweet even after many 5-6 steeps. I am so happy to have tried this tea. Thank you for this lovely gift.
I enjoyed the winter 2024 offering. Very smooth and clean flavor. Not overly sensitive to over-steeping. Pleasing aroma with both floral and fresh vegetal elements. My daily drinker is the "regular" Jin Xuan that is a fraction of the price and a better value. But I enjoyed this one and may buy it on occasion.
Full disclosure: I'm not a fan of roasted oolongs. This one is reminiscent of a lightly oxidized oolong with warm notes. I get at least 4-5 steeps out of gong fu style. It's a real nice winter oolong for when I want to veer away from floral noted oolongs.
I finished one of the samples, the Bi Luo Chun green tea, which I thought was just amazing; I want more. I had my first session today with the second sample, the Dong Dong. Again, I am amazed, I want more. Pricing these out at other vendors shows me that not only are the teas extremely tasty, but the package as a whole is an incredible value. I will probably re-order the whole set after I get near the end.
Packaged excellently. TEA 🍵 tastes as expected. Thanks 😊 for a delicious tea.
I'm new to higher end teas, so everything I've ordered from Eco Cha has been excellent. I read various reviews before placing an order with them and found that people are quite favorable to the company for products at all price points. I was not let down and have ordered from them twice now as I continue to learn more about these teas.
I enjoyed this tea a lot. I also like the lighter oxidized/light roasted oolongs, but this Dong Ding is delicious, even, and smooth. A pleasant almond/nutty flavor. I could drink this every day and not get tired of it
The smooth balance on the Fall 2024 batch is unparalleled. The pleasant earthy/woody scent doesn't particularly come through in the flavor until the finish, instead making way for an initial burst of floral sweetness and the most unique middle note of baking spices. There is just the right amount of tannin to give this a solid body to support such unique flavors while remaining a delicate, sophisticated sip that doesn't ask for any milk or such additives.
Looking at the descriptions of some of the Oolong's offered here, one might be convinced I'm reviewing the wrong tea. Even I had to go back and double check myself (by drinking more of this tea... such a chore, I know). I do hope the Winter harvest offers a similar experience.
This is everything a light, delicate tea is meant to be! I am personally very sensitive to grass-like flavors, which often makes oolongs and green teas a challenge for me. The Fall 2024 Li Shan brings forth a floral sweetness and wealth of aroma without overwhelming me in earthy, grassy, Agricole-esque flavors.
Now, when I describe this tea as delicate, boy do I mean it. It's normally recommended to steep Oolong at 90C/195F. I recommend you first try to treat it more like a Green tea at 85C/185F.
The flavor of this tea is fairly peculiar. It's strangely reminiscent of tree bark, but in a floral way and not a tannin-forward way. Other Red Jade varietals I've experienced have been more like an Assam breakfast tea that can't hold milk, and thus this particular version stands out among the rest. I guess I'm just not a Red Jade guy; this flavor is not for me.