With power consumption hitting record highs lately, our store manager decided to answer the call to save energy by heading up to the high mountains for some free natural AC. Once at the peak, we realized this “all-natural” AC is no joke—it dropped to a chilly 12°C in the middle of the night! But that’s
The 2022 autumn tea has been out for over a month now, and thanks to everyone’s trust, sales have been pretty good. Over the past month, we’ve received various feedback from tea lovers—both good and bad. I’d like to share some of these thoughts with everyone. /*! elementor – v3.7.8 – 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image
A customer asked me the other day, “Why does your Lishan High Mountain Tea cost NT$3,000 per 600 g while other places sell it for just NT$600?” We get this question so often, so I figured I’d address it all at once~👩 Let’s break down the production costs of high mountain tea for you. Tea
The harvest for 2022 spring tea kicked off in late March (in lower-elevation Alishan), followed by Alishan and Zhushan in Nantou in early April, Fanzitian in Zhushan in mid-April, LongFengXia in ShanLinXi in late April, Malieba and Cuifeng in early May, and finally Biluoxi, Cuifong, Qilai Mountain, Meifeng, and HuaGung in early to mid-May. Alishan
The store manager visited the Cuifeng area to inspect the tea crops from April 24 to April 30. Some tea farmers had already started harvesting on April 24, and the harvest peaked around April 26. The weather remained clear and sunny throughout the entire week from April 24 to 30. /*! elementor – v3.7.8 –
A couple of days ago, I saw a competitor selling Fushoushan and Biluxi tea. Thinking the tea master didn’t give me a heads-up about the harvest, I rushed up the mountain, only to find out I’d been bluffed by the competitor—nothing had been harvested around Fushoushan Farm and the 88K marker yet, and the tea
On May 8th and 9th, our store manager visited Lishan, HuaGung, and the Cuiluan community. Most of the tea gardens around the lower areas of Cuiluan (below 1,600m) had already finished harvesting. Harvesting was about halfway done from the community up to the Cuiluan Church, while areas from the church up to HuaGung had not
Let’s cut straight to the chase: “No.” A higher altitude doesn’t automatically mean better tea! The highest-altitude tea I’ve ever purchased as a shop owner was from the Dayuling 104K tea garden (fun fact: everyone thinks 105K is the highest, but it’s actually 104K), sitting close to 2,700 meters above sea level. The most expensive
By August 15th, a large portion of the Cuifeng, Cingjing, Songgang, and Meifeng autumn teas has already been harvested. Industry peers who haven’t stocked up yet should act fast—this year’s Cuifeng and Cingjing teas are truly “exceptional in both quality and quantity,” and you’d be doing yourself a disservice not to buy a bit more.
The winter tea in the Malieba and Cuiluan tea regions is growing better than that in the main Lishan tea region. While it’s not quite a bumper harvest, yields have held steady, and the leaf thickness is quite good. The store manager is rather optimistic about this year’s winter tea from Malieba and Cuiluan. /*!
I visited the Cuifeng tea plantation to check on the winter harvest over the past couple of days. The plots sitting between 1,900 and 2,100 meters will be ready to pick in about a week. What’s more surprising is that many tea gardens below 1,900 meters have just started sprouting. Whether it’s due to a
For all of you who have been waiting patiently for LongFengXia, the shop manager has found the good stuff—LongFengXia Winter Tea is definitely making an appearance. On top of that, we have a surprise: after a long absence, Budongyu is making its comeback! /*! elementor – v3.7.8 – 02-10-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}
High mountain cherry blossoms have been blooming everywhere lately, and any fully blossomed cherry tree in the mountains is simply breathtaking. I once heard a saying: “When cherry blossoms bloom, the tea plants end their dormancy and wake up.” Looking at the growth cycle of tea plants, that really seems to be the case. No
An essential task in tea plantation management is “moss removal,” which involves clearing the moss growing on the tea trees. These parasitic plants steal nutrients from the tea trees, and once a tea tree lacks nutrients, the tea will taste bland and weak. Therefore, professional tea plantation managers treat moss removal as a top priority.
It poured in northern Taiwan on Monday, and the weather forecast predicted a chance of rain in Lishan over the next couple of days. Eager to share in the joy of the upcoming rain with local tea farmers, our store manager headed up the mountain excitedly on March 13th. To everyone’s disappointment, only a light
