Oriental Beauty Reserve

The most refined and reserved of the leaf-bitten teas of Taiwan.  This Bai Hao has an incredibly floral sweetness.  A rare gem. Notes of open flowers, citrus, bright soil, and honey. Bai Hao, Oriental Beauty, is the most revered of the leaf-bitten teas of Taiwan.    With it’s delicate white strands among bronze leaves, the un-brewed tea looks mysterious.  This Bai Hao has an earthy sweetness with a smooth and cooling sensations that is felt in the mouth upon breathing after a sip. Being from the leaf-bitten category of tea like Gui Fei, Oriental Beauty has a distinct place in the echelon of tea.  The quintessential white strands of leaf bitten tea are a product of the healing process the plant undergoes after being bitten by cicadas.  This natural biting process is encouraged, and it embodies a natural symbiotic relationship between the cicada, tea plant, farmer, and tea drinker — they all are rewarded by cooperation.  This is not a tea that can be produced on a mass scale with heavily