I’ve got nothing new to share these past couple of days, so I’m just going to ride the trend of Taiwan’s ultimate tea buzzword: “Dayuling tea“. 😄😄
I visited a Lishan tea farmer a few days ago, and since I finished early, I decided to swing by Dayuling. As everyone knows, there are only three tea gardens left in Dayuling: 100K, 101K, and 103K. Harvesting at 103K has been going on for the past couple of days, and 100K and 101K will also be harvested in late September. By the way, the 100K Dayuling winter tea looks “quite decent” this year, so those of you who love Dayuling tea have something to look forward to.
However, the shop manager noticed that the trees in the tea garden have grown quite a bit taller. These trees are required by the Forestry Bureau, and as they grow larger, we can expect the yield and quality of Dayuling tea to decline further in the future.
I’m not too concerned about those three tea gardens, though. My main purpose this time was to check on the 105K Truffle tea garden to see if the tea bushes were still alive and if anyone had been sneaking in to harvest them. As it turns out, the winter tea hasn’t even grown, so the chances of a harvest look slim. However, quite a few tea bushes are still alive, giving us a shot at a spring harvest next year. Note: Photos 2, 3, and 4 show the 105K tea garden.
Lastly, for tea lovers who might not know: 1. Total production for Dayuling winter tea is at most 1,200 kg. 2. Wholesale prices range from NT$5,000 to NT$7,000 (depending on the tea garden’s elevation). 3. Authentic Dayuling tea retails between NT$9,000 and NT$12,000 per 600 g, so be cautious of anything priced lower.
Note: 1. Please don’t message me calling me a rip-off artist for selling Dayuling tea at NT$12,000. 2. Because I don’t even sell Dayuling tea. 😂😂
