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

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..

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..

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..

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..

Sanxia Organic Honey Black Tea (三峽蜜香紅茶)
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Sanxia Organic Honey Black Tea (三峽蜜香紅茶)

Sanxia Organic Honey Black Tea is a rare black tea, which comes from biological organic farm in Sanx..

Li Shan Hwa Guan / Hua Guan Oolong (華崗極品清香)

Li Shan Hwa Guan / Hua Guan Oolong (華崗極品清香)

Hwa Guan (Hua Guan) Oolong is rare oolong from Hwa Guan Area (a.k.a. Hwa Gardens), from Li Shan moun..

Spring Alpine Oolong from Dayuling Plantation 88K (大禹嶺春茶)

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..

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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..

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 ..

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 ..

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 ..

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..

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 ..

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..

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..

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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..

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 ..

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..

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..

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..

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 ..

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..

Premium Ruby Black Tea #18 (紅玉台茶18號)

Premium Ruby Black Tea #18 (紅玉台茶18號)

Ruby Black Tea (also called Taiwan Assam Tea, Red Jade, Hong Yu or Taiwan tea #18) is a tea tree var..

All about Tea from Taiwan

Osmanthus flowers

Osmanthus flowers

Osmanthus is the name of a plant that is a popular street tree in China and Taiwan. It is also called "aromatic olive". It is an evergreen flowering shrub with fragrant flowers that are often used in herbal medicine, confectionery, and tea flavorings.
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.
Why the Taiwanese Oolong is so expensive?

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.

Tea Competitions in Taiwan

Tea Competitions in Taiwan

One of the main events in the life of Taiwan tea is tea competitions. Ongoing competitions were revived in Taiwan in 1976 after a long break. The aim was to determine the best tea (local oolongs), investment raising, teaching of the correct use of tea. A very important aspect was preservation of high level of Taiwan tea because take part in the competition could only the best suppliers.
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.
Leaf structure in tea

Leaf structure in tea

The ideal leaf structure for hand-picked tea is 2-3 leaves, a bud and a stem. When tea is harvested by hand, farmers can choose the ideal part of the plant that is most suitable for high-quality brewing, and usually these are the new growth of the tea bush (2-3 leaves, bud and stem).

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?
Tea houses

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.

The Life Cycle of a Tea Tree

The Life Cycle of a Tea Tree

The tea tree, Camellia sinensis, undergoes an extraordinary life cycle, divided into several key stages. We would like to share insights into each of these stages, starting with the moment a seedling first sprouts from a seed, and concluding with the stage of old age, when the tree can still continue to yield tea leaves for decades, and how this impacts the final quality of the tea.
Taiwan official holidays

Taiwan official holidays

List of official holidays in Taiwan

How we buy tea

How we buy tea

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.

Gaiwan - traditional teaware

Gaiwan - traditional teaware

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.