Gardenia Scented Oriental Beauty (Zhi Zi Hua Mei Ren Cha)

OOLONG · CHINA

tags:

Gardenia · Honey · Ripe Fruit

How to brew

Gaiwan · 7 g / 150 ml · 95°C · 10 sec · multiple steeps

Origin

China · Fujian

Highland-grown · around 1,100 m · leafhopper-bitten

Factsheet

Oriental Beauty-style oolong · gardenia-scented · 60–80% oxidation · handpicked

A deeply aromatic Oriental Beauty-style oolong scented with fresh gardenia blossoms. Natural honey and ripe-fruit notes from the base tea combine with the lush, sweet floral fragrance of gardenia.

The texture is velvety and full, with a clean and persistent floral finish.

The liquor is golden amber.

Main taste notes:

Intensity:

4 of 5 · floral and expressive

diagram:

Vegetal — 1/5

Floral — 5/5

Sweet — 5/5

Roasty — 1/5

Spicy — 1/5

Fruity — 4/5

Wood / earthy — 1/5

Fujian, China

The base tea grows at approximately 1,100 meters in Fujian. Leafhopper interaction contributes to the development of its characteristic honeyed and fruity aromatic profile.

After withering, repeated shaking, 60–80% oxidation, fixation and rolling, the finished oolong is scented with fresh gardenia blossoms from Fuding through repeated layering, scenting and drying.

Tags:

📍 Fujian · China

⛰️ Around 1,100 m

🌿 Leafhopper-bitten

🌼 Fresh gardenia scented

🍯 Oriental Beauty style

TYPE

Scented oolong · Oriental Beauty style · 60–80% oxidized

GOOD FOR

Afternoon · Floral tea lovers · Slow tea sessions

ORIGIN

Fujian · China · around 1,100 m

INTENSITY

BREWING

7 g / 150 ml · 95°C · 10 sec

STEEPS

Multiple infusions