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What are the honey flavor black tea and Oriental beauty tea? Why do they have honey flavor?

Published: 2026-04-24 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/24, Once upon a time, there was a farmer who was too busy to take care of his tea garden. Later, his tea plantation was attacked by a horrendous swarm of green flies. All the bitten tea leaves turned yellow. However, he still processes tea leaves because he cannot give up his tea. To his surprise, the tea, made from leaves bitten by insects, had a very strong fruity flavor. Coincidentally, one

Once upon a time, there was a farmer who was too busy to take care of his tea garden. Later, his tea plantation was attacked by a horrendous swarm of green flies. All the bitten tea leaves turned yellow. However, he still processes tea leaves because he cannot give up his tea. To his surprise, the tea, made from leaves bitten by insects, had a very strong fruity flavor. Coincidentally, a European tea merchant noticed this tea. He liked its quality so much that he named it Formosa Tea. People think this is the prototype of "Oriental Beauty". However, it is slightly different from traditional oriental beauty. The processing method of "Oriental Beauty" changes year by year. The older generation believes that when they were younger, the way to make Oriental Beauty was completely different. In any case, the process of picking tea has not changed. They select only leaves attacked by green flies. Each twig usually consists of one bud and two leaves.

According to Taiwanese tea experts, Formosa tea is less fermented and greenish in color. Oriental beauty in spring is greener than Oriental beauty. We wonder if the ancient Formosa tea that Europeans are so fascinated with resembles the eastern beauty of our spring.

production area

The tea garden is located on the top of the cave. In the afternoon, the area is always foggy. The tea was mellowed by the thick fog. Besides, the weather in Dongdingshan is very windy and cold. At night, the temperature drops sharply. During the day, tea leaves produce a lot of substances, but because of the lower temperature, they are not eaten at night. That's why our Spring Oriental Beauty gives a very strong taste, a particularly smooth drink feel and sweet taste.

Variety and picking

Oriental Beauty, like Honey Black Tea, is made from tea leaves attacked by small insects called green flies. The insects don't fly to any tea garden, only to the particular ones they like. The farmer needs to keep the tea garden as natural as possible and hopes the green flies will return this year. If a tea garden does not use pesticides, the yield will drop sharply, even less than a quarter. In addition, the tea used in spring Oriental America can only be picked in spring. There are only a few green flies this season. Besides, tea leaves are definitely more susceptible to greenfly bites than eastern beauty. Due to these harsh conditions, the yield of the Spring Beauty tea garden is only 20 kg per hectare.

The mechanism of formation of this mysterious fragrance has not yet been fully revealed. We hypothesized that tea leaves attacked by these insects would subsequently produce some kind of antibody. Antibodies to plants are commonly referred to as phytoantitoxins. There is a known phytoantitoxin that has a fruity aroma. These are small molecules called terpenes. We wonder if this substance has anything to do with the taste of spring's "oriental beauty."

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