Cameron Tea Taiwan Beipu Black Tea – Oriental Beauty
Country of Origin: Taiwan Leaf Appearance: small, curly and dark with scattered white tips Ingredients: black tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: dark reddish amber Oriental Beauty is one of my favorite oolongs. This one was interesting because it is actually a black tea, meaning that the leaves have been 100% oxidized. Just as with the traditional oolong version, the leaves were bitten by leafhopper insects. This causes the oxidation process to begin while the leaves are still on the tea plant. The dry leaves looked fairly typical, dark with scattered white tips. At first it tasted like a typical Taiwanese black tea. With each…
Cameron Tea Taiwanese Sun Moon Lake Black Tea – Ruby
Country of Origin: Taiwan Leaf Appearance: dark, wiry Ingredients: black tea Steep time: 30 seconds Water Temperature: 212 degrees Preparation Method: porcelain gaiwan Liquor: deep reddish brown I’ve been on a real Taiwanese black tea kick over the last few months so I was really excited to dive into this one. It was fairly robust with notes of cocoa and a hint of spice. Their product description pegs it as a evoking cinnamon. I was reminded more of cloves but I could definitely see where they were coming from. There was some astringency but it never crossed the line into bitterness. I’m not able to read most tea packaging that isn’t in English…
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