Oriental Beauty Organic Oolong (Bai Hao)

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Oolong Tea
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175 °F / 79 °C 1 min, 0 sec

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  • “I prepared this tea at work in a porcelain gaiwan. Steeping #1 (1m @ 175F/79C) Very light, greenish-gold with a mild aroma. It’s very nutty, particularly in the back of the palate. Tastes almost...” Read full tasting note
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Oriental Beauty is one of the most famous Taiwanese Oolongs. This tea is only produced once a year. This tea carries overtones of honey. The sweetness is the tea leaf’s response to being nibbled by microscopic summer insects. It’s a great tea to introduce to people who want to venture out of their black teas.

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I prepared this tea at work in a porcelain gaiwan.

Steeping #1 (1m @ 175F/79C)
Very light, greenish-gold with a mild aroma. It’s very nutty, particularly in the back of the palate. Tastes almost like a very light charcoal-fired gaoshan oolong.

Steeping #2 (45s @ 175F/79C)
Straw shade of gold this time. Much nuttier, very pleasant and a stronger flavor than the first steeping. Tastes surprisingly like a light Da Hong Pao. The nuttiness really lingers in the back of the nostrils and soft palate after sipping. It’s a not a particularly deep or complicated flavor, but very pleasant. I find this tea superior to that I’ve purchased from TeaVivre, which is also pleasant.

Steeping #3 (45s @ 175F/79C)
Slightly darker than steeping #2. The nuttiness is a little more astringent in odor, but also slightly fainter. The flavor is still there, with no real development, but is much lighter than #2, and not worth steeping a fourth time.

The second steeping was, by far, the best.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 1 min, 0 sec

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