*Select* Grade Oriental Beauty Tea - Tippy White-Tip Oolong - Handpicked

• Winner 2022 Great Taste Awards: 2-Star
• A long, complex and sweet tea with hints of dried fruit and spice
• Harvest: Summer 2019.
• Shades of green, yellow, red, white and brown can be found in the leaves of this delicious, handpicked Oriental Beauty. White buds can be found in the tea.

• Bio-dynamic - grown without pesticides so the leaves can be nibbled by the jassid, a type of leaf hopper, which produces complex aromas and flavours in tea.

• Directly sourced from farmer in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
• Handpicked with about 60% oxidation.

Oriental Beauty, also known as Dongfang meiren, Eastern Beauty, Bai Ho, or White-tipped oolong, is considered the Champagne of Oolongs.

ORIGIN

This single-estate tea comes from one of our farming friends in Hsinchu, Taiwan, who specialises in Oriental Beauty tea. The garden is located at around 300-500m elevation.

CULTIVATION AND PROCESSING

This Oriental Beauty tea has been carefully handpicked with two leaves and one bud. A few white buds can be found among the leaves. The tea plants used to make this tea are grown bio-dynamically, so that the jassid, a type of leaf hopper, can nibble on its leaves. The jassid imparts a sweet flavour into the tea and encourages the various colours found in this tea.

TEA-BREWING GUIDE

We recommend the Gong Fu Cha brewing method for this tea as clay teapots enhance its flavour. You may brew this tea several times.

Gong Fu Cha Method: In a 200ml teapot, use 8-12g of tea. Brew with 85°C water (preferably filtered) for 3-5 mins.

Mug: Put 6g of tea in an infuser, brew with 85°C water (preferably filtered) for 2-3 mins.

Cold Brew: Use 12-15g of tea in a bottle with 600ml room temperature water (preferably filtered). Wait 5-7 hours.

SIMILAR TEAS

Why not compare different Oriental Beauty teas in our Oriental Beauty Flight? Or try other bio-dynamically grown teas including our Honey Red Oolong and our Alishan Honey Oolong.AVAILABLE IN

• 10g Sample
• 40g Gift Caddy/Tin
• 75g Refill Pouch
• 150g Refill Pouch