Taiwanese Oolong – Tea Chapter

Jin Xuan

Admin — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 12:03:55 +0000

Developed in 1980, this special Oolong was made to exhibit a light milky aroma. Produced in Nantou and Jayi regions of Taiwan, Jin Xuan is manufactured only by tea trees that grow above an altitude of 1000m. The tea leaves are a vivid dark green and are rolled into small pearls.

When brewed, the tea yields a natural milky aroma. Incredibly light on the palate, it has a unique creamy taste note.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 85°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Oriental Beauty Teabags (20pcs)

Admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 22:40:25 +0000

Oriental Beauty is a heavily fermented (60-70% oxidised) tea produced in the Hsinchu and Taoyuan regions of Taiwan. Also known as Dong Fang Mei Ren, it’s the ‘Chin-Shin Da Pan’ (青心大冇) cultivar grown without pesticides to deliberately encourage a common pest, the tea green leafhopper (Jacobiasca formosana), to feed on its leaves, stems, and buds. These insects suck the phloem juices of the plant which leads to its production of monoterpene diol and hotrienol that together give the tea its unique flavour.

It was once thought that a tea farmer in Beipu noticed that small green insects, later known as cicadas, had damaged the leaves of his newly picked spring crop. Rather than destroying his crop, he decided to process the leaves into tea. He then took his product to a local tea merchant, who liked it well enough to pay him twice the price of his usual tea. When he returned to his village, he boasted to his neighbours about his success. They believed he was exaggerating and so named his tea, ‘Peng Feng Cha’ [膨風茶], or Braggart’s tea.

This tea is also available in loose leaf form.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 2 minutes
Temperature — 85°C
Water — 250ml

Dong Ding Oolong

Admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 03:49:07 +0000

Produced in Nantou and Jayi regions of Taiwan, Dong Ding Oolong is manufactured only from tea trees that grow above the altitude of 1200m. The tea leaves are a vivid dark green and are rolled into small pearls. When brewed, the tea exhibits an aroma of flowers and is incredibly light on the palate.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 85°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Hong Shui Oolong

Admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 16:08:37 +0000

Produced in Nantou regions of Taiwan, Hong Shui Oolong Tea is made only from tea trees that grow at an altitude of 350–400m. These leaves are medium-sized, and have a dark and shiny brown, military-green hue. When brewed, the tea releases a strong and captivating sweetness.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 90°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

High Mountain Tea

Admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 07:03:17 +0000

Produced in Nantou and Jayi regions of Taiwan, High Mountain Tea is manufactured only by tea trees that grow above the altitude of 1000m. The tea leaves are a vivid dark green and are rolled into small pearls. When brewed, the tea exhibits an aroma of flowers and is incredibly light on the palate.

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 85°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew

Oriental Beauty

Admin — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 11:04:05 +0000

BREWING SUGGESTION

Time — 30 seconds
Temperature — 85°C
Weight — 6 / 8g
Water — 250 / 350ml
Brews — Can be brewed for 3 rounds; add 10 seconds for each subsequent brew