Taiwan MiaoLi Oolong Tea - Oriental Beauty Oolong | 台灣苗栗烏龍茶 - 東方美人烏龍 (50g/150g)

Our Oriental Beauty Oolong, also known as Dong Fang Mei Ren (東方美人) or Bai Hao Oolong, is a heavily fermented Taiwanese tea made from the Chin Shin Dah Pan cultivar in MiaoLi. Unroasted, it offers naturally honeyed aromas with ripe-fruit and delicate floral notes. Its clear amber liquor is smooth and mellow, with a light, refined texture and a lingering sweet finish.

Tea Details

Region: MiaoLi, Taiwan
Type: Oolong Tea
Cultivar: Chin Shin Dah Pan (aka. Chin-Shin-Da-Mou, Chin-Shin-Dapang, 青心大冇)
Also known as: Dong Fang Mei Ren / White Tip Oolong / Bai Hao Oolong
Fermentation Level: ★★★★☆
Roast level: ☆☆☆☆☆

Harvest season:
Competition Grade: Summer 2026

Flavour Profile
A rich honeyed fragrance mingles with ripe-fruit aromas and delicate floral notes. The clear amber liquor is smooth and mellow, combining a light, refined texture with a rounded, satisfying flavour.

Natural sweetness unfolds across the palate, followed by a lingering honeyed and fruity finish. Left unroasted, the tea expresses its distinctive fragrance without an added roasted character.

Terroir
Our Oriental Beauty comes from MiaoLi, one of Taiwan’s best-known regions for this distinctive oolong. The tea garden lies at approximately 400 metres above sea level, on sheltered hillsides where warm, humid conditions and plentiful sunshine support tea growth.

Oriental Beauty is made from tender leaves and buds that have been fed on by small green leafhoppers (Jacobiasca formosana). This interaction, together with careful processing, helps develop the tea’s characteristic honeyed and ripe-fruit aromas.

Our Selection
We offer our Oriental Beauty Oolong in a single grade: Competition Grade. The tea is made from hand-picked tender shoots, traditionally consisting of one bud and two leaves, and carefully processed to develop its distinctive aroma and flavour.

Our selection focuses on the quality of the finished tea, including its honeyed fragrance, ripe-fruit character, smooth texture and lingering sweetness. The naturally twisted leaves display a mixture of colours, accented by pale, downy buds. These pale tips give the tea its alternative name, White Tip Oolong.

Pack Sizes
50g: One 50g pack.
150g: One 150g pack.
150g × 2: Two 150g packs, totalling 300g.

Brewing Suggestions
Use 3g of tea per 150ml of water at approximately 90–95°C. Steep for 2–3 minutes, then pour out the tea completely. Adjust the tea quantity, water temperature and steeping time to suit your taste. The leaves can be infused multiple times.

For more brewing guidance, please see our tea brewing guide.

Storage
Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, moisture and strong odours. After opening, reseal the package tightly and enjoy promptly for the best aroma and flavour.

List of Tea Reviews:
Competition Grade by Max Falkowitz
Competition Grade featured by Oolong Owl