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Leafhopper Bitten Oolong (白毫乌龙 – Bai Hao Oolong) – Unique Oolong with Wild Character
$5.90 – $44.00
Leafhopper Bitten Oolong is a hand-crafted Taiwanese competition tea known for its deep amber color and muscatel-sweet taste. Made from the bud and first two leaves, it offers a floral-fruity aroma with notes of honey and apricot.
This unique Bai Hao Oolong is created when green leafhoppers, which thrive in warm, pollution-free environments, bite the tea leaves, releasing terpenes that create a honey-like flavor. Grown at 300-800 meters altitude, this tea yields only 40% of its potential due to the intense summer heat, making it a prized, sought-after tea.
The leaves are sun-dried longer to intensify their sweet, woody flavor and undergo 80% oxidation, creating a beautiful array of colors.
Flavor Profile: Tasting Notes
🌿Aroma: Delicate, floral, wildflower honey, soft herbaceous
🌿Flavor: Honey, peach lychee, ripe fruit
🌿Finish: Crisp, refreshing, lingering floral, vegetal, sweet
Tip: Best brewed in a glass or porcelain teapot to showcase the clarity and aroma. Enjoy as a calming afternoon tea or alongside light foods such as salads and fruit dishes.
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Description
Origin and Craft
🌿Origin: Taiwan
🌿Cultivar: Bai Hao (白毫乌龙 – “White Hair Oolong”)
🌿Elevation: 600–1,200m
🌿Tea Characteristics: Full-Bodied, 80% Oxidation, 40% Roasted
Harvest:
🌿Hand-picked during the early spring season, when the leaves are tender and young.
🌿Naturally affected by the leafhopper pest (Jacobiasca formosana), which bites the leaves and alters their chemical composition, creating a distinct flavor profile.
Processing:
🌿Traditional oolong processing is applied, including light oxidation and rolling. The leafhopper bite contributes a unique flavor complexity that is carefully preserved throughout the production process. The resulting tea has a distinct herbaceous sweetness, with floral and honeyed notes.
Brewing Guide
🌿Water temperature: 185–195°F (85–90°C)
🌿Steep time: 2–3 minutes
🌿Multiple infusions encouraged – each steep offers a new layer of depth and sweetness, evolving with each infusion.
Reviews (4)
4 reviews for Leafhopper Bitten Oolong (白毫乌龙 – Bai Hao Oolong) – Unique Oolong with Wild Character
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Leafhopper Bitten Oolong (白毫乌龙 – Bai Hao Oolong) – Unique Oolong with Wild Character
$5.90 – $44.00
Alice –
I like my oolongs more oxidised and this one is perfect. Its amber color is also beautiful and the taste is soft, muscatel-like. There were overtones of fruit, more towards peach and apricot contributing to its distinct flavor. Also, just thinking about the environment where the tea is grown is fascinating enough for anyone to try this! A must have in your tea collections especially if you entertain often and your guests know their teas.
Josephine –
I love this tea so much! As what the description says, the wet leaves are indeed beautiful to look at, like autumn on a rainy day. It reminded me of my uni days in Denmark in autumn! The most unique quality of this tea is its gentle woody flavor, something you hardly find in other oolongs as floral and fruity are more common notes. I found this deeply relaxing, and more full bodied than I expected.
Barry –
One of the rare tea sellers who sell competition oolong teas from Taiwan due to its rarity and limited quantities. All the oolongs here are great and this one is no less, I enjoyed its robust and full bodied-ness, and leaves are more oxidised which makes them very unique, with a hint of fruitwood.
Keng Soon –
Bought a sampler pack to try out of curiosity and it is quite special! However I still prefer my favorite peach oolong and white grape oolong which are just straight up fruity. But still a 5 star review as the quality is high and the leaves unfurl beautifully.