Oriental Beauty

A Oolong Tea from

Rating

84 / 100

Calculated from 5 Ratings
Tea type
Oolong Tea
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Ingredients
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Flavors
Cocoa, Fruity, Toasty, Walnut
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Caffeine
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Typical Preparation
Use 12 oz / 354 ml of water
Set water temperature to 195 °F / 90 °C
Steep for 3 min, 30 sec
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6 Tasting Notes View all

“sometimes in the hum drum of everyday life it can be easy to forget about the potential for people to surprise you. originally i had planned a somewhat scathing commentary on american tea rooms...” Read full tasting note
“Oolongs aren’t usually my thing, but Formosa oolongs have greeted me with quite a surprise. This is the second Bai Hao Oolong I’ve tried, although the first one I did was actually from China. Still...” Read full tasting note
“I woke up early and spent some time looking through the tea bins. I didn’t set up the tea maker for this morning, so I was trying to find something that caught my fancy. When I came across this...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown no. 15 of 2021 (no. 635 total). A sample. Backlogging from last weekend. Steeped in the Breville this time around. A mild, nutty dark oolong with a silky mouthfeel. I agree with my first...” Read full tasting note

Description

Legend has it that Oriental Beauty was bestowed its poetic name by the Queen of England, but it is also known as Formosa White-Tipped Oolong, Bai Hao Oolong and a whole host of other names. The good news is that Oriental Beauty, by any other name, still tastes as sweet. This Taiwanese, dark oxidation (around 60 percent) oolong is comprised of large, cocoa-brown leaves spiked with feathery silver tips. It has bold aromas of stewed plums and bittersweet chocolate. Oriental Beauty’s liquor is deep copper, with aromas of bold tannins, black pepper and old-growth forest. The flavor reveals the appropriateness of its name: it is maple-sweet with hints of cinnamon, cardamom and baked walnut-stonefruit tart. The aftertaste is lingering and lightly astringent, with cardamom spiciness, and the second infusion is less astringent, earthier and more deeply spiced than the first.

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