Nantou Ming Jian Oriental Beauty – Super Fancy

Perhaps the finest oolong in the world, Nantou Ming Jian Oriental Beauty has a naturally fruity aroma and a lingering, sweet yet nutty infusion, devoid of bitterness. It has always been pesticide free, as the unique taste of this tea is released by an enzymatic process that occurs when it is fed upon by a grasshopper specific to tea trees. This also means that the oxidisation process commences before the leaf has left the tea tree to be crafted into a delicious oolong. The scarcity of this tea on the market is partially related to this unusual hit-or-miss process of production – no grasshopper, no Nantou Ming Jian