Oriental Beauty Mystic, deep oxidation Taiwan oolong, 50 g
US$29.9
excluding tax and tariff
正宗深造青白毫烏龍 珍品東方美人
legendary quality of the bug-bitten tea
To experience why this unique Taiwan white tip oolong was nicknamed Oriental Beauty by Queen Elizabeth II, you have to taste the real thing. It is perhaps the most demanding tea to process well. Harvested only once a year in summer and after the young leaves of the Qingxin Damao cultivar are bitten by a kind of tiny leafhopper«read more here», genuine Dongfang Meiren can attain its special taste profile only after following the oolong processing routine modified especially for this tea. Tea Hong’s Phong-hong tè — the original name of Oriental Beauty — is a prime selection from the origin in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
This tea is also available in a small portion as a part of Tea Taster’s Box: Nine Oolong Samplers.
Net weight: 50 g ( 1.8 oz ) in Kraft-alu pack
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Taste profile
Nose: Fragrant with a warm and sweet floral impression. Tones of honey, lychee, dried longan, fresh moss and cinnamon accented with cedar wood on a bouquet undertone of sweet cream. Palate: Crystal clear amber liquor in the colour of maple syrup. Bright, mouth-watering sensation on contact. Clean, minty palate with faint notes of peach and American ginseng accentuated with a slight bitterness of the root of Astragalus propinquus ( aka huang qi ). Finish: Lasting, refreshing aftertaste that is minty, savoury of the aforesaid herbal root. Slight yet persistent sweetness at the throat.
Infusion tips
As it is demanding to cultivate and produce, genuine Oriental Beauty requires your attention to prepare well in order to manifest its full taste profile. The key is to keep the infusion temperature at around 90°C and adjust the leaf to water ratio towards infusion duration. Very slightly lower temperature if you find the slight bitterness not to your liking.
For users new to this tea, begin with a smaller infusion vessel using the standard 2 to 100 leaf to water ratio for 5 minutes. No blanching is required and properly preheat the tea ware. For gongfu style, begin with 4.5 to 100 and 90 sec. After you have familiarised with the tea, try different proportions and infusion durations for different effects. This is a delicate tea and water quality does play an influential role. As much as possible, use natural soft water.
This tea is prized for its unique fragrance. Take steps to enjoy the aroma.
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3 reviews for Oriental Beauty Mystic, deep oxidation Taiwan oolong, 50 g
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Oriental Beauty Mystic, deep oxidation Taiwan oolong, 50 g
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A wise man once told me he does not fear comparison, but rather ignorance of quality.
… so I compared this 2023 batch of Oriental Beauty to competition-grade batches from the Hsinchu County Summer Competition: a 3-Flower winner from 2023, two 2-Flower winners from 2024 and 2025, a 2026 competition-grade batch, plus a handful of other high-end examples from vendors specializing in Taiwanese oolongs.
To be clear, I didn’t brew all of these side-by-side once and press out an opinion as fast as my Western-style fingers could type. I’ve been getting to know high-end Oriental Beauty for several years, and this latest batch from Tea Hong stands out to me, both in immediate comparison to award-winners and in my longer explorations over time.
5 grams of leaf, 100 mL Rural Life gaiwan. Exhaust the leaves in 3 steeps – and pay attention to how you pour. The first steep is the most important to get right.
A whole bag is just a single sample. This is the kind of tea you need to drink multiple times to feel like you’ve experienced it once, and the more I get to know these leaves, the more I realize it’s got everything – but not all at once, of course. In some cases, certain notes can be prominent in the aroma, but subdued in the liquor.
Hauntingly beautiful layers of lavender, geranium, and gardenia flowers, plus clover honey, grape skin, fresh moss, cinnamon dust and high-fat cacao powder, dry cedar, apricot jam, ripe banana, lemon peel, green apple, hints of wintergreen, ginseng, and bergamot, plus champagne-like notes of brioche and pear.
Although time has tempered the wintergreen notes, it’s still warm in the throat and cool in the mouth – so aside from the flavors representing the full spectrum of what I find in competition-worthy batches, the sensations are also on-point. I especially enjoy the way this tea makes me feel; it’s uplifting and invigorating mentally, but calming and relaxing in the body.
Quality of this caliber doesn’t last long anywhere between Emei and Beipu. Tea Hong’s 2023 Oriental Beauty is the kind of tea that would be secured before it ever reached an open market – somebody would immediately buy the whole lot because it is on par with award winners.
… and I think I know somebody who did just that 🙂
I am happy that you have compared our selection with the other offers. It really could be quite taste-boggling sometimes when dealing with a tea as complex as Oriental Beauty. Indeed drawing the best balance of this tea from a single infusion is a challenge. That is why most drinkers like to do it with repeated successions. To me however, making it a little stronger, while knowing what caliber to adjust when doing a longer infusion duration style is the best way to submerge in the beauty of this oriental being.
That saying by that “wise man” somehow seems very familiar 🤣
This is a very elegant tea with wonderful mouthfeel. Just when you think that you couldn’t be further impressed by a similar high quality oolong tea, Oriental Beauty comes along! Its namesake cannot be more appropriate. I brewed gongfu style according to Tea Hong’s recommendations and managed 6 brews, increasing the brewing time for the 5th and 6th brews.
Happy that you have enjoyed this Oriental Beauty. A quality batch like this one does not come by every year. More than any other oolongs, in order to achieve its signature taste profile, it is highly dependent on the weather. The young leaves have to be bitten by the local green leafhoppers to an optimum degree before harvest. The amount of this tiny little bug is very much related to the weather. An under-bitten harvest would not yield the unique biochemistry that will make the taste elements in the final tea. When over, the leaves will not be able to bear the withering length and amount of rolling to make the tea. In another word, this tea is a gift from Nature as much as the result of Human’s ingenuity and dedicated efforts.
Most delicious Oriental Beauty with unique Oriental Beauty tastes. How happy to find teashop good in both China tea and Taiwan tea. I have not tried this shop’s Nepal tea yet. I will try soon.