I’ll admit, I was a little afraid to steep this for 6 minutes, having only ever steeped Oolongs for much much shorter times, but it came out absolutely lovely. Sweet, soft, beautiful. Mmmmm.
The second steep was much less sweet with more of the oolong leaf flavor coming through, but very nice with a light floral fragrance and taste.
Having never had an Oriental Beauty before, I was quite interested to hear how it was made. Here’s a blog post (To which I am not affiliated) on some basic history – http://teamasters.blogspot.co.nz/2007/02/study-of-oriental-beauty.html.
Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C
6 min, 30 sec
Thanks for this rating Miss Starfish! Always looking for a great oolong!
You’re most welcome! It’s quickly becoming one of my favourite Oolongs.
sounds lovely!