Located in Meishan Township, Chiayi County, the Ruifeng tea region sits at an elevation of 600 to 1,300 meters. I believe that the high-mountain teas produced here easily rival those from the Taihe tea region (Zhangshuhu) in quality, while offering much better value—making it a fantastic choice for high-CP-value tea. Abundant Production, Healthy Competition, and
On April 21, the store manager visited the DongYanShan tea region to source tea and found that the tea leaves had grown “very well.” Some tea farmers started harvesting that very day, but I decided not to buy because the leaves were still a bit too tender. For the following week, the manager mostly sourced
We visited Lushan and Qilai Mountain on April 28th and 29th. This year’s Qilai Mountain Spring Tea is growing exceptionally well. The tea leaves have a deep, dark luster, almost as if coated in a natural wax. As long as the weather holds up during the harvest, we can expect the spring tea quality to
Harvests in areas below 1,700 meters, such as Sancengping and LongFengXia, wrapped up around May 10. Afterward, our store manager headed to even higher elevations at HuaGung, Cuifeng, Cuiluan, Meifeng, and Qilai Mountain. These ultra-high-altitude teas above 1,700 meters are our primary focus every year—top-tier teas akin to the legendary “Heavenly Sword” are exclusively born
On May 11, the store manager was near Cingjing Farm, where tea gardens around 1,700 meters in elevation in Songgang and Meifeng were harvesting. We sampled a few teas (batches 7 through 10) that day and the quality was fantastic. However, since the manager had already secured Cuiluan and Malueba teas at the same elevation
At the end of April, the store manager wrote an article titled “2022 Qilai Mountain Tea Region Spring Tea,” mentioning that the spring tea from the Qilai tea region was “dark, glossy, and gorgeous,” and announced that we would head back up the mountain to source more tea on May 10th. Previous recap: 2022 Qilai
Hello tea lovers! This year, our Meifeng and Farm Edge teas are the final two batches of spring tea we’ve harvested. For everyone waiting on Dayuling, Biluxi, Songmao, and Xinjiyang, we want to sincerely apologize—we won’t be stocking them this year, so please don’t wait. First, I want to emphasize that what follows is simply
I’ve spent the last few days visiting the Alishan tea region, hoping to find some high-quality Ershui tea. After searching for days, though, I couldn’t find anything good. Tea lovers might ask, “Does Alishan even harvest Ershui tea?” Yes, absolutely! Actually, it’s not just Alishan—every tea region has it. Whether it gets harvested depends entirely
In June, the store manager headed up to Dayuling to source some tea. While passing by the 105K Truffle Tea Garden, I thought I’d check in on the famous Snow Oolong tea bushes to see if they were still surviving, and I stumbled upon something fascinating! That’s right! Just like the title says, “The Dayuling
Last week, our store manager wrote an article on the “Current Status of Dayuling Tea” which received a lot of great feedback. Today, we’re back to chat more about the latest updates and some fun facts about the Dayuling tea region. First off, a quick note: the mileage markers on Provincial Highway 8 were adjusted
A while ago, a tea friend from Hong Kong asked me to source a batch of high-quality Muzha Tieguanyin. Taking advantage of a break in my work up in Lishan these past couple of days, I decided to head over to the Muzha tea region. However, spring tea harvesting wrapped up two months ago, so
Located in Cuihua Village, Ren’ai Township, Nantou County, the HuaGung tea region sits at an elevation ranging from 1,800 to 2,520 meters. Because of this extreme altitude, tea plants grow slowly, making it the lowest-yielding region within the Lishan tea family. Thanks to its remarkable elevation advantage, HuaGung tea commands the highest price among Lishan
Due to the pandemic, prices across various tea regions have dropped over the past two years, but a few areas have bucked the trend and gone up. Dayuling and the HuaGung Summit are the ones the store manager thinks have seen the wildest price spikes. Everyone knows why Dayuling prices went up: after the tea
In August, the store manager headed up to Lishan’s Sinjiayang and the areas near Fushou Mountain Farm to look for autumn tea. Take a look at the quality of the tea leaves in the photos—can you even tell this is autumn tea? This year’s Lishan Sinjiayang autumn tea also delivers on both quality and yield.
When the shop manager went up to Cingjing in early August, whether it was in Songgang or Meifeng, the tea leaves were “just gorgeous!”. If the manager had to score them, Cuifeng would get a 90, Lishan Xinjiayang an 85, and for the Songgang and Meifeng autumn tea, the manager would give it a super
