*Superior* Oriental Beauty Tea - Very Tippy White-Tip Oolong - Handpicked

• A complex medium-to-light-bodied tea with hints of honey, Christmas mince pies and pomelo.
• 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.
• Harvest: Summer 2019.
• Shades of cinnamon red, dark green, sage and white can be found in the leaves of this delicious, handpicked Oriental Beauty. This tea has many white buds.

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. Many 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. Several infusions.

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 try our Oriental Beauty oolong tea flight which compares different teas grown on the same farm? Or try other bio-dynamically grown teas including our Honey Red Oolong and our Alishan Honey Oolong.