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Oriental Beauty Oolong

This sweet brown Taiwanese oolong has a pronounced honey aroma and notes of spice. This tea has the complexities of an oolong in taste and aroma, but the appearance and strength of a black tea. Originally devised to compete with the popular Darjeeling teas from India, Oriental Beauty was promoted heavily in Europe and the US before World War II.



Price $33.00

Country: Taiwan
Region: Shintsu County
Tasting Notes: Honey with light notes of spice
Year of Production: Summer 2011

Availability:: SHIPPING AFTER SUMMER HARVEST
Product Code: OT550
OUT OF STOCK UNTIL SUMMER HARVEST

Description
 
In Pursuit of Tea One tea, many names



Oriental Beauty
Most Chinese or Taiwanese teas are known by many different names, dependent on region and local dialects. When these names are translated into the English tea market, they often continue multiplying! None is a better example than Oriental Beauty, also referred to as Eastern Beauty, Bai Hao, Silver Tip Oolong, Silver Tip Formosa, Dong Feng Mei Ren, Peng Feng, Pong Fong and "Braggart's Tea."

We use the name Oriental Beauty, and find it more widely used in the US tea market. This name origin comes from Queen Elizabeth II, who after tasting the tea, delighted in comparing its shiny steeped leaves to a "beautiful lady."

Oriental Beauty is an oolong with origins in Shintsu County, Taiwan. It stands apart from other styles of Taiwanese oolongs because it is harvested in the summer months (other premium oolongs are harvested in winter and spring). It is also highly oxidized (making it closer to a black tea), due to a very tiny plant eating insect. These 'leaf hoppers' chew on the leaf edges while still on the bushes, creating a natural oxidization that reduces astringency. The resulting flavor has a sweet, honey characteristic that is highly desirable.

The taste and brewed color of Oriental Beauty is often compared with teas from Darjeeling. They share a reddish color and sweetness reminiscent of fall fruit.

Hand harvested and crafted by an award winning tea master from Northern Taiwan, our new 2009 Oriental Beauty uses the buds and young leaves of the Baochong varietal, harvested in early summer.
Brewing Notes
  • Start with your favorite spring or filtered water. Do a quick rinse to preheat the teaware and awaken the leaves. Use a large strainer basket to allow the leaves to open and release their flavor.
  • Temperature: 212 F (boiling)     Time: 2-3 minutes
    Amount: 3g / 6 oz serving = 1 tablespoon
  • Play with the amount of tea, the water temperature, and steeping time to re-steep - rely on taste, not color. Get to know the tea! Try it gong-fu style - use a lot of leaf and short steeps for multiple infusions.
  • For more about brewing tea, visit our Brewing Notes page.

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Mike's Choice 2 January 12, 2011
Reviewer: Mike Phipps from Huntsville, AL United States  
This is a great tea for the money.  Good Value.  The tea is very good.  Has a good aroma and taste.  Purchased it because Honey Phoenix Oolong was not available.  I recommend this tea.  But this is a man's Oolong.  Makes a good tasting tea quickly.   As a unique flavor.  Stimulating but in a relating way.

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