Noah's Dong Ding

This is our most mature, nuanced take on traditional Dong Ding oolong. It is painstakingly processed in the old, slow methods and roasted with an eye towards ultimate depth and aging potential* with no compromises. This means it takes longer to finish than our Salt of the Earth Dong Ding (not necessarily darker, just slower), and the base material is finer, so the price is higher. This is the same material that would go into Mrs. Su's finest Dong Ding Traditional A. Each micro-batch is different, but our litmus test before we decide to release a batch of this tea is that it is full in body, expansive in the mouth and can spread out to cause a long lingering aftertaste in the throat. The roast lends it a pleasant toastiness like that of toasted grains, but not an outright charcoal flavor as you might find in dark Tie Guanyin. It is a textural tea with bold, mouthwatering development that reaches into the belly with a warm, grounding feeling. This is a tea that we feel represents the hea