bug bitten black tea (summer '24)
Origin : Pinglin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Organic tea farm
Elevation : 450 meters
Cultivar :Tieguanyin (鐵觀音), jinxuan (金萱), & qingxin (青心) blend
Harvest: Summer ‘24, first flush
Oxidation : 10%
Roast: Roasted for 10 hours
Tasting Notes: Raw honey, red guava, white peach
Recommended:Steep 5g / 212 degrees / 30 sec / multiple brews
Origin : Pinglin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Organic tea farm
Elevation : 450 meters
Cultivar :Tieguanyin (鐵觀音), jinxuan (金萱), & qingxin (青心) blend
Harvest: Summer ‘24, first flush
Oxidation : 10%
Roast: Roasted for 10 hours
Tasting Notes: Raw honey, red guava, white peach
Recommended:Steep 5g / 212 degrees / 30 sec / multiple brews
Origin : Pinglin District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Organic tea farm
Elevation : 450 meters
Cultivar :Tieguanyin (鐵觀音), jinxuan (金萱), & qingxin (青心) blend
Harvest: Summer ‘24, first flush
Oxidation : 10%
Roast: Roasted for 10 hours
Tasting Notes: Raw honey, red guava, white peach
Recommended:Steep 5g / 212 degrees / 30 sec / multiple brews
Back by popular demand, I’m thrilled to officially introduce this Bug Bitten Black Tea from Pinglin to our line-up. Words don’t do it justice—you truly have to experience its aroma to believe it. Harvested once a year in summer, this exceptional tea exudes rich honey and bright fruit notes that are nothing short of enchanting.
Crafted from a blend of three prized oolong cultivars—tieguanyin, jinxuan, and qingxin—only leaves bitten by tea jassids are selected for this unique brew. Due to the limited yield of bug-bitten leaves from a single cultivar, our skilled farmer expertly blends the three, creating a truly unique tea experience.
In order to to fully appreciate its depth of flavor and because the tieguanyin cultivar is included, you need to brew it hot at 212℉ to unlock its flavors and let the leaves unfurl. Prefer a more aromatic cup? Use fewer leaves. Craving a bold, hearty broth? Add more leaves. Incredibly, this black tea can be steeped 6+ times.