The brewing method for charcoal roasted oolong tea is similar to regular oolong tea, and is best brewed in a clay teapot or Yixing teapot. Mountain spring water boiled to 100°C is the most ideal choice. For a 150ml teapot, use 6g of tea leaves, or adjust to your personal preference. Here is the common
The defining characteristic of charcoal-roasted oolong tea lies in its heavy fermentation process, followed by traditional wood-firing. The resulting tea leaves feature the floral and fruity notes brought by heavy fermentation, the rich aroma of the roast, and, most distinctively, the unique charcoal fire aroma from the wood used in the firing process. This fragrance
Dayuling Tea is produced along the Central Cross-Island Highway between the 100K and 105K markers, at altitudes ranging from 2,100 to 2,600 meters. Due to the high altitude and cold weather, Dayuling Tea features a distinct fruity aroma and an ethereal, cooling aftertaste that tea lovers deeply cherish. Well-known tea gardens in Dayuling include the
Customer Question: Do you offer machine-harvested Assam black tea? Hand-harvested tea costs over NT$2,000 per 600 g, but I heard machine-harvested Assam black tea is only NT$300. I’m looking to buy it as an ingredient for milk tea. Chang-Xing Tea: Hello, and thank you for your inquiry. We do not sell machine-harvested Assam black tea
Customer Inquiry: I recently went to Alishan to source tea and noticed that Qingxin Oolong is generally higher in price than Sijichun and JinXuan, often selling for NT$1,200 or more per 600 g. I’ve heard that machine-harvested oolong tea is also of good quality, but I’m not sure if that’s true. If so, how much
The traditional method of harvesting tea is hand-picking, which remains the most common harvesting method in Taiwan today. In addition, there are shear harvesting and machine harvesting. Shear harvesting is relatively rare in Taiwan, while machine harvesting is more common in mid- to low-elevation tea regions due to its speed and low cost. Below is
Different tea varieties and types involve slightly different harvesting processes. For Taiwan oolong tea, the ideal harvesting stage is one bud with two leaves or one bud with three leaves. Important guidelines for harvesting include avoiding “fish leaves” (the small, low-grade leaves at the base of the shoot) and leaves wet from rain. Tea harvested
Customer Inquiry: I run a tea business abroad, and a customer recently asked about a type of Taiwanese insect-bitten tea, which they believe is called insect-bitten tea. Is this a tea your company is familiar with? Since I mostly deal with Oolong and High Mountain teas, I’m not very familiar with other varieties. What is
Pengfeng Tea (also known as Oriental Beauty Tea or “smoky tea”) is produced in New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli, and belongs to the oolong tea family. It is a uniquely Taiwanese tea variety, crafted from tea buds bitten by insects, which gives it a distinctive ripe honey aroma and makes it immensely popular.
Taiwan has produced Pengfeng tea since ancient times, though its exact origins remain shrouded in various legends with no definitive account. The most common story goes: long ago, a tea garden was infested by insects, but the tea farmer, unwilling to accept the loss, harvested the leaves anyway and carried them to the city to
Customer Question: I’ve seen Oriental Beauty Tea at tea shops sold for NT$300 per 300 g, or NT$500 per 600 g. Why is it so cheap? How is it different from the NT$2,000 per 600 g tea you sell? Chang Hsing Tea: Hello! Generally speaking, Oriental Beauty Tea is harvested around the Dragon Boat Festival,
Even the finest Oriental Beauty tea won’t taste good if brewed incorrectly—the wrong brewing method will fail to bring out the value of even the most expensive leaves. While both Oriental Beauty and oolong tea belong to the semi-fermented tea family, Oriental Beauty has a heavier fermentation level, requiring different water temperatures and leaf amounts.
Pongfeng Tea is a uniquely Taiwanese tea with historical records dating back over a century, and it is produced across various regions in Taiwan. Due to its widespread cultivation, it goes by many aliases, including Oriental Beauty Tea, Champagne Oolong, Baihao Oolong, Bug-Bitten Tea, Pengfeng Tea, and Wenshan Black Tea. Each name carries its own
Oriental Beauty Tea (also known as Pengfeng Tea, Formosa Oolong, Bai hao oolong, or Champagne Oolong) is a semi-fermented oolong tea originating from Taiwan. The main tea-producing regions include Shiding and Pinglin in New Taipei City, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli. Oriental Beauty Tea is both delicious and healthy, making it a uniquely Taiwanese specialty tea.
Located in Taihe Village, Meishan Township, Chiayi County, Zhangshuhu sits at an altitude between 1,500 and 1,700 meters. It got its name, which translates to “Camphor Tree Lake,” because of the abundance of camphor trees and a terrain shaped like a lake. With its picturesque scenery and tea plantations blanketing the hillsides, Zhangshuhu tea is
