I know many of you are already familiar with this, but if even one person isn’t, then today’s casual chat is worthwhile~ Today we’re talking about “Fushou Mountain Farm Outer-Area Tea“. Fushou Mountain Farm Outer-Area Tea is also referred to as farm-edge tea, Fushou Lishan tea, or simply “outer-area tea.” As the name suggests, it
The winter tea season—the “final exam” for high mountain teas—has officially begun, and our first stop is the premier tea region: Lishan. Today, we’re bringing you an update on the growth of the winter tea in the back ranges of Lishan—specifically at Cuiluan and the Malieba Suspension Bridge head 👍👍 Conditions in the Cuiluan Lixing
Next up is the frontline of Lishan tea production: the areas around Fushou Shan Farm and the Sinjiayang settlement. Compared to the consistently above-average quality of the back mountains, the growth conditions in the front mountains are quite polarized, meaning we’ll have to put a lot more effort into sourcing this season~😅😅 Sinjiayang Settlement: Quite
Good evening, tea lovers! Typhoon Koinu has passed. Although there were still scattered rains in various regions today (October 7th), Lishan, Cuifeng, and Cingjing were fortunate enough to stay dry. The forecast points to a high chance of “consecutive sunny days” in the coming days, which might just bring out that legendary, phenomenal tea everyone
Here is an update on a few things: 1. The weather forecast was off. Over the past couple of days, Lishan and Ren’ai Township have experienced heavy afternoon downpours. While the sun came out during the day, the “continuous sunny weather” we were hoping for never materialized, making the harvesting conditions less than ideal. 2.
Tea enthusiasts certainly know that tea varieties and prices vary greatly. Generally speaking, anyone who loves tea is familiar with high-mountain teas, such as Lishan tea, Alishan tea, and ShanLinXi tea. Among them, Lishan high-mountain tea leaves a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth with a rich, full-bodied aftertaste, making Lishan tea one of the best-selling high-mountain tea varieties. However, many people still don’t quite understand the differences between Taiwan’s high-mountain teas. Let the store manager explain it to you so you can clearly understand where your good cup of tea comes from!
A customer asked: What is actually a reasonable price for Lishan Tea? I’ve seen it sold in the market at extremely low prices, such as just NT$300 for a 150 g hand-picked package, or NT$400 and NT$800 for 300 g and 600 g respectively, claiming to be authentic Fushou Lishan Tea. Is this kind of
An overseas tea friend asked: What exactly is Fushoushan tea? Besides Oolong, what are the varieties of Fushoushan tea? And which months are the spring and winter teas harvested? Table of Contents What is Fushoushan Tea? Fushoushan (“Blessed Longevity Mountain”) is “not actually a mountain,” much like Fenqihu isn’t a lake. Fushoushan is the name
A tea enthusiast asks: I saw a tea shop selling Fushou Mountain tea for only NT$1,000 per 600 g. Is that real? The tea shop owner claims it’s authentic Fushou Mountain tea, sold directly by the tea farmer so it’s this cheap. Is this true? What is a reasonable price for Fushou Mountain tea? Table
The Lishan Diaoqiaotou Tea Region is commonly known in the tea industry simply as Diaoqiaotou. It gets its name because the Lixing Suspension Bridge is located right nearby, so it’s also referred to as the Lixing Suspension Bridge Tea Region or the Malieba Suspension Bridge Tea Region. In my opinion, it is easily among the
The Maliuba tea region is situated at the heart of the Lixing Industrial Road, with tea gardens spread across high-mountain elevations ranging from 1,200 to 1,800 meters. Its exceptional orientation and alpine environment produce top-quality Maliuba high-mountain tea. Table of Contents The Maliuba Tea Region Sits at Elevations Ranging from 1,200 to 1,800 Meters Centered
For tea lovers, the HuaGung Water Source Tea Garden is officially the “highest-altitude” tea garden in Taiwan today! Ever since the Dayuling 105K and 104K tea gardens were cleared, the Water Source tea garden at an elevation of 2,520 meters has claimed the number one spot, making HuaGung Water Source high mountain tea the highest-altitude
PTT Netizen Question: I saw HuaGung tea being sold at a tea shop for only NT$1,000 per 600 g. Is this real? The owner claims it is authentic HuaGung tea and offers a friendly price directly as a tea farmer. Is this believable? I’d love to know what a reasonable price for HuaGung tea should
A PTT netizen asks: Is Fushou Lishan tea good? Since Fushou Lishan tea is quite expensive, I’d like to know what it tastes like before buying. How does the brewing method for Fushou Lishan tea differ from regular high mountain tea? Is Fushou Lishan Tea Good? Whether in star-studded or ordinary tea regions, there are
First of all, you need to know that “Fushou Lishan tea” is not the same as “Fushoushuan tea.” Fushoushuan tea refers specifically to “tea produced by Fushoushuan Farm.” Since there are also private tea gardens near the farm, the tea industry started calling them “Fushou Lishan tea” to tell them apart, commonly known as “off-farm
