Eco-Cha Tea Club

Batch 128 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is an Award Winning Wenshan Baozhong Tea from Pinglin, Taiwan. This tea is from our ongoing source, and when possible, we like to offer a competition grade example of Wenshan Baozhong Tea to the tea club to represent this classic tea from Taiwan. Wenshan Baozhong has a history tea production in northern Taiwan dating back to the mid-1800's.

Batch 128 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is an Award-Winning Wenshan Baozhong Spring Tea 2026 harvest in Pinglin, Taiwan. It was entered into the Pinglin Farmers' Association spring competition and achieved "Excellence Award" which means that it ranked within the top 55% of 1825 entries overall. The photo above shows only a fraction of the awards that our ongoing source of this tea has won in the local competitions over the years. The photo in the lower center is his father with the first elected president of Taiwan Lee Deng Hui in the 1990's. 

Batch 127 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is a La La Shan High Mountain Oolong Tea spring 2026 harvest. For the background story on this tea check our sourcing blogpost. This spring batch of tea is a satisfying balance of floral, and fruity and pastry qualities that keep you raising your cup for as long as the tea is being poured!

Batch 127 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is a Lalashan High Mountain Oolong Tea — spring 2026 harvest. Lalashan is Taiwan's northernmost high mountain tea growing region, located in the Fuxing District of the greater Taoyuan area. It is a remote mountainous region mostly populated by indigenous Taiwanese. Bamboo, fruit and tea farms are scattered throughout these mountains, with a few tourist attractions along the way.

Batch 126 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is an early spring Alishan Jin Xuan Tea from Taiwan. It was harvested on March 27 in Tai Xing Village of Meishan Township. Check our sourcing blog for more detailed info on its origin. There are two complementary reasons why we chose this batch of tea for the tea club.

Batch 126 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is an Early Spring Alishan Jin Xuan Oolong Tea from Meishan Township, Taiwan. When we visited our friend and tea source on April 1, 2026, he mentioned that he just procured an Alishan Jin Xuan Tea that he was quite satisfied with. We were immediately quite interested! It had just been picked a few days before, on March 27, and would be the first spring pick at mid-elevation that we would taste. He promptly brewed it, and upon smelling and tasting the first brew, we asked if we could purchase some of it.

Bi Luo Chun Green Tea is made from tender young leaf buds that are minimally processed to maintain their vibrant freshness. It is critically important to brew them properly in order to achieve optimal results in the flavor and quality of the brewed tea. We recommend starting with a 1:20 leaf to water ratio when brewing gongfu style in a pot that does not exceed 200mL in volume.

Batch 125 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is an Early Spring Bi Luo Chun Green Tea from Sanxia District in Taipei, Taiwan. These leaves were plucked on March 3, and we picked them up the next day. The leaves were just finished being cured and dried when we arrived at the factory. We timed our procurement for just a week after the harvest began this year.

Batch 124 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is a Li Shan Late Winter High Mountain Tea from Taiwan. Check the sourcing blogpost for the background story on this batch of tea. This batch of tea was harvested about three months after the winter harvest, at 2000m elevation. The leaves were exposed to cold temperatures for a couple of months before being plucked during a frost. These conditions offer a composition in the leaf material that is unique.

Batch 124 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is a Li Shan Late Winter High Mountain Tea. It was harvested on January 20, 2026 from a plot of tea at 2000m elevation in Heping District in Taichung, Taiwan. In the photo above, we are visiting the source of this tea with our mentor Tony Lin on February 21 to procure our share.

Batch 123 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is a Dong Ding Oolong Tea from summer 2025 harvest in Phoenix Village — Lugu, Taiwan. With this edition, we share not only one of Taiwan's most famous names in tea, but also our source — and the personal connection we have with it. And on the occasion of Lunar New Year, we offer a complimentary tea that is a fundamental ingredient among traditional Oolong Tea making communities in Taiwan: Reap Rice Tea.

Batch 123 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club is a Dong Ding Oolong Tea from Lugu, Taiwan. And since this month's edition coincides with the Lunar New Year 2026, we included a complimentary pack of tea that is from the same source. Locally, this type of tea is called "Reap Rice Tea", and we will talk more about that, and why we are sharing it below!