We would like to show you how our Master of Oolong chooses what tea to buy and to add to our web shop.

Everything is taken into consideration, form and color of dry tea, wet leaves form, color of liquor, and most important is aroma, taste and aftertaste of the tea.

Sun Moon Lake Black Tea is one of the most famous Taiwan black teas and an important part of Taiwan’s tea culture. This tea is grown around Sun Moon Lake in Yuchi Township, Nantou County, a region known for producing some of the most aromatic teas in Taiwan.

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.

The GABA is a shortening for Gamma-aminobutyric acid. Due to the special production technology, the content of this acid in GABA tea is the very high.

Than this acid is so important?

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?

Gaiwan (蓋碗/盖碗) is a special cup with a cover and a saucer for a tea brewing. Volume could be different - usually it is 80-200 ml. Usually gaiwan is made from porcelain, but also could be from glass or clay.

Tea experts know, that tea taste depends on different factors, including tea ware, temperature of brewing water and brewing time. How to brew tea properly in order to fully enjoy tea taste?

Tea itself is a wonderful and healthy drink, but sometimes you want to sweeten it, especially if the tea is a little bitter.