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- Shei-Pa Organic Formosa Oolong is available in our shop. Until 21 of May you can buy this tea for special price!
- Shihjhuo Organic Oolong and Shihjhuo Organic Jin Xuan Milk Oolong are available in our shop. Until 21 of May you can buy this tea for special price!
- Li Shan Taiwan Rose Oolong and Li Shan Taiwan Rose Jin Xuan Milk Oolong are available in our shop.
- Honey GABA Oolong / Cui Yu / Tea #13 is available in our shop.
- Light Charcoal Roasted Jin Xuan Milk Oolong Tea is available in our shop.
- Rare Li Shan Hongyun Roast Black Tea #21 (梨山紅韻紅茶) / Red Rhythm Tea is available in our shop.
- Peach Flavor White Tea Oolong from Li Shan Hwa Guan / Hua Guan is available in our shop.
- Looking for your favorite Taiwanese tea? Ask us and we will find it for you! If you don't know the name of the tea, you can easy send us photo of teabag with hieroglyphs.
- Why the Taiwanese oolong is more expensive, than Chinese? Find the answer here.
Latest arrivals
Rare Selected Light Backed Sun Link Sea / Shanlinxi Apline Oolong (珍藏嚴選輕焙杉林溪高山烏龍)
Rare Selected Light Backed Sun Link Sea Alpine Oolong is a light-backed oolong tea sourced from a ..
Spring Alpine Oolong from Dayuling Plantation 88K (大禹嶺春茶)
Dayuling (Da Yu Ling) Spring Oolong tea is a top-grade oolong tea from the plantation at 88 km in Da..
Shei-Pa Organic Formosa Oolong (雪霸有機福爾摩沙烏龍)
Shei-Pa Organic Formosa Oolong is a very rare oolong from high mountain plantation on located in She..
Shihjhuo Organic Oolong (石棹有機烏龍)
High Mountain Alishan Shihjhuo oolong comes from Ali Mountain Area, from Shihjhuo township (石棹). Shi..
Shihjhuo Organic Jin Xuan Milk Oolong (石棹有機金萱)
High Mountain Alishan Shihjhuo Jin Xuan milk oolong comes from Ali Mountain Area, from Shihjhuo town..
Fu Shou Shan Osmanthus Oolong / Heaven Pool Osmanthus Oolong (福壽山桂花烏龍)
Fu Shou Shan Osmanthus Oolong is the combination of Fu Shou Shan Oolong (Heaven Pool Oolong) with Os..
Osmanthus Jin Xuan Milk Oolong (桂花金萱)
Osmanthus Jin Xuan Milk oolong is the combination of Jin Xuan Milk oolong tea with Osmanthus flowers..
Fulu Oolong / Taitung Luye Oolong / Holo Oolong (福鹿茶)
Fulu oolong from Luye Township is named "Low-altitude champion tea", and grows on the southeastern c..
Bestsellers
High Mountain Alishan Oolong Tea (高山地阿里山烏龍茶)
Mt. Ali Oolong from Ali Shan area is one of the best and the most famous oolong from Taiwan. Alisha..
Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂)
Dong Ding, also spelled Tung-ting, is a premium oolong tea from Taiwan. The name Dong Ding means ..
Bao Zhong Oolong Tea / Pouchong (包種茶) from Pinglin District
Bao Zhong oolong tea grows on the Wenshan Mountains near Taipei in northern Taiwan, in Pingling coun..
Sun Moon Lake Black Tea / Tea #18 (日月潭紅茶)
Premium Taiwan Sun Moon Lake Black Tea (Tea # 18) is rare black (red) tea from Central Taiwan (Yuchi..
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea / Dongfang Meiren (東方美人茶)
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea (Dongfang Meiren or Dong Fang Mei Ren) from Hsinchu County is also known ..
Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea (鐵觀音)
Tie Guanyin (Iron Guanyin) is a mainland tea tree from Anxi County, Fujian Province. The place of th..
Four Season Spring Oolong / Si Ji Chun Tea Taoyuan (四季春)
This is Four Season Spring Oolong from Lala mountain in Fusing town, Taoyuan county. This tea is ..
Alishan Shihjhuo Jin Xuan Milk Oolong (阿里山石槕金萱)
High Mountain Alishan Shijhou Jin Xuan milk oolong comes from Ali Mountain Area, from Shihjhuo towns..
Most popular products
High Mountain Alishan Oolong Tea (高山地阿里山烏龍茶)
Mt. Ali Oolong from Ali Shan area is one of the best and the most famous oolong from Taiwan. Alisha..
Sun Moon Lake Black Tea / Tea #18 (日月潭紅茶)
Premium Taiwan Sun Moon Lake Black Tea (Tea # 18) is rare black (red) tea from Central Taiwan (Yuchi..
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea / Dongfang Meiren (東方美人茶)
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea (Dongfang Meiren or Dong Fang Mei Ren) from Hsinchu County is also known ..
Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂)
Dong Ding, also spelled Tung-ting, is a premium oolong tea from Taiwan. The name Dong Ding means ..
Bao Zhong Oolong Tea / Pouchong (包種茶) from Pinglin District
Bao Zhong oolong tea grows on the Wenshan Mountains near Taipei in northern Taiwan, in Pingling coun..
Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea (鐵觀音)
Tie Guanyin (Iron Guanyin) is a mainland tea tree from Anxi County, Fujian Province. The place of th..
Red Oolong Tea / Hong wu long from Hsinchu (紅烏龍)
This Red Oolong Tea (Hong wu long) is growing in Hsinchu County. Due to high fermentation level 85..
Selection of GABA Teas (3 teas)
You heard a lot about healthful features of GABA tea, but never taste them? GABA oolong (Cui Yu or ..
All about Tea from Taiwan
Why the Taiwanese Oolong is so expensive?
We get a lot of questions, where people ask: What is the difference between oolongs from Taiwan and China? Why Taiwan tea is more expensive compare with tea from China?
First of all look on the map of that part of the world and compare China Mainland and Taiwan.
Authentic Taste of Milk Oolong from Taiwan
Sometimes we get questions from our customers why Taiwanese milk oolong is not as “milky” as the tea they used to buy.
To answer this question, let's consider the technologies by which milk oolong can be produced in the order of "legitimacy" to be called true milk oolong.
Tea filter bags
What is special about black tea from Taiwan?
The Best Brewing Methods to Make Tea at Home
Coffee and tea are two of the most popular beverages in the world. If you enjoy a delicious cup of either, it’s always good to know how to brew them in the best way possible to get the most out of every cup.
Dayuling (Da Yu Ling)
Dayuling (Da Yu Ling) is a mountain area in the middle of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range. This is the highest place in the country, altitude is more than 2700 meters. The highest tea plantation in the world is located in Dayuling, and you can buy Da Yu Ling oolong tea which grows at the altitude more than 2600 meters in our shop.
History of Tea in Taiwan
Two wild, indigenous tea subspecies, Taiwan Mountain Tea and Red Sprout Mountain Tea, were discovered in Taiwan as early as the 17th century. However, they had little economic value and were not widely used due to their bitter taste and thin, brittle leaves.
More than 200 years ago, some tea trees from Fujian Province in continental China were delivered to Taiwan. It was the beginning of the tea culture in Taiwan.
All about tea fermentation
Tea production is a series of various steps, which starts with freshly-plucked leaf and ends with dry tea leaves which are ready to brew. Some steps are common for all kinds of tea and (plucking, sorting etc) and other are unique for different kinds of tea. Fermentation is one of them and tea is often described as either not-fermented, semi-fermented or fermented.
Moon festival (中秋節)
The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a national holiday in Taiwan with the most romantic atmosphere. The holiday takes place during the autumn, when harvest season is over, people thank the gods for the bounty of the year.
How to store tea
Tea is organic product without any preservatives, colorants and flavors. That’s why tea, as any other food, tea has it’s own storage recommendations. How keep freshness and taste of the tea?
Honey in tea
Tea itself is a wonderful and healthy drink, but sometimes you want to sweeten it, especially if the tea is a little bitter.
Tea houses
Teahouses have become a distinctive part of Taiwan's culture. People go for the ambience and to have a good cup of tea.
You can find teahouses all over the island. Spending a few hours in pleasant surroundings over a pot of best oolong tea is as easy and every bit as fashionable as finding a cup of coffee in one of the popular coffee shops. Some people go to teahouses for tea, others go just for the ambience.