Taiwan has been described by Marshaln as “The Tea Shop Island” and is truly a tea lover’s heaven. Like Japan and unlike China, the standards for authentic Taiwanese tea are quite high. This doesn’t necessarily mean that all tea marketed on the internet as Taiwanese tea is extremely high quality (or even grown in Taiwan!), but that most tea acquired through reliable sources will be of reasonable quality. While green tea and black tea are also grown in Taiwan, Taiwanese Oolong is the most famous tea type coming from Taiwan. Taiwanese Oolong is also commonly referred to as Gaoshan (high-mountain tea) or Formosa (Taiwan), and you will see these names used interchangeably amongst the tea drinking community. (more…)
Category: Oolong
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Baozhong Oolong [Episode 4]
James & Denny continue on their series of Oolong teas with Episode 4, a delicious, curled Taiwanese Oolong from Floating Leaves: Competition Baozhong Oolong.
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Shui Jin Gui Wuyi Oolong [Episode 3]
James & Denny continue on their series of Oolong teas venturing over to mainland China’s famous Wuyi mountains for another Verdant Tea offering: Shui Jin Gui Wuyi Oolong tea.
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Dong Ding Taiwanese Oolong [Episode 2]
In TeaDB episode 2 James & Denny continue their series on their series on oolongs, reviewing Seattle Best Tea‘s charcoal roasted Dong Ding Oolong.
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Tieguanyin [Episode 1]
In the first TeaDB episode ever James & Denny review Verdant Tea‘s lovely, floral Autumn Tieguanyin.