Oriental Beauty Tea (Code: 38)
Oriental Beauty Tea 50G ( CODE 38)
An aromatic sweet tasting tea with dark fruit notes of blackberry and plums.
A tea produced from tea leaves nibbled by leafhoppers. The tea plant responds by releasing more polyphenols into the leaves, resulting in added sweetness and complexity in the tea.
Tasting Notes:
– Smooth texture
– Sweet honey aroma
– Sweet taste with dark fruit notes of blackberry and plums
Harvest: Spring, March 2020
Origin: Phuc Tho, Lam Ha, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam
Cultivar: Jin Xuan
Oxidization: 70%
Altitude: 1,100m
Brewing Advice:
– Heat water to roughly 90°C/194°F
– Use 2 teaspoons per cup/small teapot
– Brew for 2-3 minutes
Packaging: Resealable ziplock bag 50g
More info :
Organic Oriental Beauty tea cultivates in Lam ha, Lam Dong of Viet Nam. Its leaves have been biten by small green leaf hopper, so it tastes sweet with honey flavor.
The oriental beauty is named by Queen Elizabeth II, when she brewed the tea and found the tea looked like dancing in the water. The oriental beauty tea is also named Pong Fong tea, white tips tea, champagne tea and so on.
The oriental beauty is 70% fermented, and hand picked 1 bud with 2 leaves of Jin xuan to produce the high Class tea of oriental beauty. The tea leaves with white tip, so it is also called white tips tea. The more white tips with tea leaves, the higher the price of teas is. The tea farmers won’t use pesticide to the tea garden, since they want the small green leaf hoppers come to bit the tea leaves, and cause the smell of honey and the taste of sweet. So the tea is organic.
The tea garden of oriental beauty teas are located in the elevation of about 1100 meters, and have enough humidity and sufficient sunshine, so there’s no pollution for the growth of the tea.
The tea is unique in the world, so its price is higher. And the tea only have summer tea, so it is rare in production.