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Biluochun Organic Green Tea from Sanxia District (碧螺春)
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Biluochun Organic Green Tea from Sanxia District (碧螺春)

Very rare and untypical for Taiwan, Biluochun (Bi Luo Chun) green tea from Sanxia District is an uno..

$58.00

Long Feng Xia Cao-Nao-Zai (Wangyou Forest) High Mountain Oolong 龍鳳峽草坔仔(忘憂森林)高山烏龍茶
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Long Feng Xia Cao-Nao-Zai (Wangyou Forest) High Mountain Oolong 龍鳳峽草坔仔(忘憂森林)高山烏龍茶

Sun Link Sea Long Feng Xia Cao-Nao-Zai (near the famous Wangyou Forest) is an ultra-high-mountain oo..

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Annual Competition Winner Bao Zhong (Pouchong) (包種茶) year 2026
Limited stock 300gr package

Annual Competition Winner Bao Zhong (Pouchong) (包種茶) year 2026

This is a winner of annual Pouchong tea competition (tea festival) of 2026. Tea is delivered in a gi..

$108.00

Sun Moon Lake Black Tea – Premium Grade / Tea #18 (日月潭紅茶・特級)

Sun Moon Lake Black Tea – Premium Grade / Tea #18 (日月潭紅茶・特級)

Sun Moon Lake Premium Black Tea is a high-grade Taiwanese black tea from the famous tea-growing regi..

$36.00

Sanxia Organic White Tea (三峽白茶)
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Sanxia Organic White Tea (三峽白茶)

Sanxia Organic White Tea is a very rare white tea from Sanxia District. It is an unoxidized white te..

$36.00

Hehuan Mountain Oolong (合歡山烏龍)

Hehuan Mountain Oolong (合歡山烏龍)

Hehuan mountain oolong is a rare oolong tea from the biological tea farm in Mountain Hehuan (Hehuans..

$53.00

Rare Organic Dayuling Oolong from Plantation 101K (101K大禹嶺烏龍)

Rare Organic Dayuling Oolong from Plantation 101K (101K大禹嶺烏龍)

Rare Organic Dayuling Oolong from Plantation 101K is a top-grade oolong tea from the Dayuling area i..

$94.00

Mi Man Aged Tie Guan Yin Oolong (彌滿老茶)

Mi Man Aged Tie Guan Yin Oolong (彌滿老茶)

This tea is the highest grade of Tie Guan Yin (Tieguanyin). Tea Master, who produces this oolong, na..

$72.00

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High Mountain Alishan Oolong Tea (高山地阿里山烏龍茶)

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..

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GABA Oolong / Cui Yu / Tea #13 from Kuoshing / Guoxing (翠玉)

GABA Oolong / Cui Yu / Tea #13 from Kuoshing / Guoxing (翠玉)

This GABA oolong is semi-oxidized tea from City Kuoshing (Guoxing), Nantou county, Taiwan and grows ..

$16.00

Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂)

Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂)

Dong Ding, also spelled Tung-ting, is a premium oolong tea from Taiwan. The name Dong Ding means ..

$12.00

Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea / Dongfang Meiren (東方美人茶)

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 ..

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Sun Moon Lake Black Tea / Tea #18 (日月潭紅茶)

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..

$32.00

Four Season Spring Oolong / Si Ji Chun Tea Taoyuan (四季春)

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 ..

$18.00

Alishan Shihjhuo Jin Xuan Milk Oolong (阿里山石槕金萱)

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..

$27.00

GABA Oolong / Cui Yu / Tea #13 from Taoyuan (翠玉)

GABA Oolong / Cui Yu / Tea #13 from Taoyuan (翠玉)

This GABA oolong is semi-oxidized tea from Taoyuan County, Taiwan and grows in the foothills of Lala..

$16.00

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High Mountain Alishan Oolong Tea (高山地阿里山烏龍茶)

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..

$15.00

Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea / Dongfang Meiren (東方美人茶)

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 ..

$32.00

Sun Moon Lake Black Tea / Tea #18 (日月潭紅茶)

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..

$32.00

Bao Zhong Oolong Tea / Pouchong (包種茶) from Pinglin District

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..

$26.00

Tie Guan Yin Premium Oolong (鐵觀音)

Tie Guan Yin Premium Oolong (鐵觀音)

Tie Guanyin (Iron Guanyin) is a mainland tea tree from Anxi County, Fujian Province. The place of th..

$16.00

Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂)

Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂)

Dong Ding, also spelled Tung-ting, is a premium oolong tea from Taiwan. The name Dong Ding means ..

$12.00

Annual Competition Winner Bao Zhong (Pouchong) (包種茶) year 2026
Limited stock 300gr package

Annual Competition Winner Bao Zhong (Pouchong) (包種茶) year 2026

This is a winner of annual Pouchong tea competition (tea festival) of 2026. Tea is delivered in a gi..

$108.00

Red Oolong Tea / Hong wu long from Hsinchu (紅烏龍)

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..

$47.00

All about Tea from Taiwan

Spring and winter teas in Taiwan – what is the difference?

Spring and winter teas in Taiwan – what is the difference?

In one of our blog articles, we talked about four seasons of tea harvesting in Taiwan. The main ones are only two - spring and winter harvest. Currently, there is an opinion that the difference between spring and winter teas is erased, and they are becoming more similar in their taste. Winters are getting less cold, the weather is more unstable, all this leads to such changes.
Why do we need to wash tea?

Why do we need to wash tea?

Why are first tea leaves merge from tea? In the dictionary, merge of the first tea leaves is called washing tea. In Chinese, there is the phrase "si cha", which explains as washing, which removes impurities from tea, to fully open the flavor. So why we need to wash tea?
Sun Moon Lake Black Tea: Taiwan’s Famous Black Tea from Nantou

Sun Moon Lake Black Tea: Taiwan’s Famous Black Tea from Nantou

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.

Hehuan Mountain (Joy Mountain)

Hehuan Mountain (Joy Mountain)

Hehuan Mountain (Héhuān Shān, Joy Mountain) is a mountain 3,416 m high in Central Taiwan. The mountain is part of central mountain range of the island. The peak lies on the borders of the Nantou and Hualien areas and is located in the Taroko National Park.
Mingjian Township

Mingjian Township

Mingjian Township (Chinese: 名間鄉) is a rural township in west central of Nantou County. Mingjian Township is home of the Spring Light Bake Oolong from Mingjian Township (南投民間鄉半熟烏龍茶), which can be brewed in cold water.
Interesting facts about Dong Ding oolong tea

Interesting facts about Dong Ding oolong tea

Dong Ding Oolong is one of the most famous teas of Formosa Oolong. The original cultivation area of ​​Dong Ding is very small, but the annual amount produced by Dong Ding is high. This tea was classified according to flavor, taste and aftertaste.

Tea Harvesting Timeline (seasonality in tea)

Tea Harvesting Timeline (seasonality in tea)

Tea quality and taste depends not only on tea region, right brewing method, but also on season of growing and harvesting.

Different seasons give different tea taste and also depends on weather conditions during certain season certain year (temperature, rains frequency), tea taste could also vary.

Taiwan tea regions

Taiwan tea regions

Taiwan has a many regions, where tea is growing. There is the list of them.
What is special about black tea from Taiwan?

What is special about black tea from Taiwan?

Black tea lovers sooner or later want to know what Taiwanese black teas are like and what makes them special? For example, Indian teas are often considered strong and astringent, while Chinese teas tend to be sweeter and have notes of cocoa or caramel.
Shiding district (Shídìng Qū / 石碇區)

Shiding district (Shídìng Qū / 石碇區)

Shiding district (Shídìng Qū / 石碇區) is located in New Taipei, Taiwan. This is a small mountain town, which is divided by the river into the eastern and western part. To connect these sides was built a very high bridge across the river.
History of Tea in Taiwan

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.

Oolong Names in Taiwan: Varieties, Regions, and Styles

Oolong Names in Taiwan: Varieties, Regions, and Styles

Every variety of tea comes from the same Camellia Sinensis plant. Of course, there are different varieties of this plant, but the difference between green tea, oolong tea, and black tea lies in the processing method used after harvest. As for the taste of oolong tea the important factors are growing height, variety, harvesting method, oxidation and roasting, the seasons and the weather in a particular year also matter.