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Traditional Dong Ding Oolong Leaves

Traditional Dong Ding Oolong Tea

November 22, 2020

We are very happy to finally be able to offer the pre-modern version of Dong Ding Oolong Tea! We've waited for years to source this local traditional specialty from our friend who simply has more demand than supply from his family plot of tea in Phoenix Village in Lugu Township, Taiwan. 

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Eco-Farmed Special Roast Oolong Tea dry leaves

Eco-Farmed Specialty Roast Oolong Tea Tasting Notes| Eco-Cha Tea Club

November 16, 2020 1 Comment

Batch 60 of the Eco-Cha Tea Club brings us to a full five years of offering monthly editions of specialty Taiwanese teas! This month's edition was cultivated and crafted by one of our most respected sources of naturally farmed tea. He not only employs the most radical natural farming methods we know of, he also is continually refining processing methods to bring his produce to its fullest potential, based on the growing conditions of each season. Mr. Xie also produces our GABA Oolong Tea, which, like this month's batch, is one of his signature products.

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Eco-Farmed Special Roast Oolong Tea farm

Eco-Farmed Specialty Roast Oolong Tea | Eco-Cha Tea Club

November 16, 2020

This batch of tea was harvested last spring, and processed as a medium oxidized Oolong. The stems were then removed in preparation for extensive roasting. Mr. Xie proceeded to roast these leaves four times in total. The first roasting was done in the standard convection type oven to remove all remaining moisture from the leaves. The following 3 roastings were done in an oven designed for roasting coffee beans! 

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Taiwan's Organic Tea Forum

Presenting at Taiwan's Organic Tea Forum 2020

November 12, 2020 5 Comments

A few months back we were asked to give the keynote presentation at Taiwan’s Organic Tea Forum — part of the tea expo that's happening at the Taipei World Trade Center this weekend. Here we feature some of the fantastic people we've met and the stories they shared with us during our preparation for this event.

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Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Oolong 2020 Winter Harvest

Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Oolong Winter 2020

November 02, 2020

Mr. Chen had initially intended to make a more heavily oxidized, traditionally made Dong Ding Oolong style tea from this day of harvest. But due to the conditions on the day of harvest, the degree of oxidation in the leaves fell short of what is optimal for making Dong Ding Oolong. We tasted it on the day after it was processed, and appreciated the character of significantly oxidized leaves that offer a substantial composition and very balanced flavor profile which makes a pleasant and satisfying, yet less pronounced alternative to the standard character of a High Mountain Oolong. So we offered to buy the day's harvest in full, given it was only a small fraction of what is normally harvested and processed in one day.

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Does Tea Go Bad?

Does Tea Go Bad?

November 01, 2020

The shelf life of tea is a common topic of discussion among tea drinkers. We often see questions such as:

  • Can tea go bad?
  • How do I keep my loose leaf tea fresh?
  • Which teas have longer or shorter shelf lives?

Let's look at some of the factors that affect how long your tea stays fresh.

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Pure caffeine

Caffeine in Oolong Tea (2020 Guide)

November 01, 2020 7 Comments

Does Oolong Tea have caffeine? Yes, and this guide shows you exactly how much caffeine is in Oolong Tea, and precisely how Oolong tea caffeine content is related to the way you brew, how long you steep, and even the type of growing and processing methods used.

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Li Shan High Mountain Oolong Tea processing

Li Shan High Mountain Oolong Winter 2020

October 26, 2020

This year's winter batch is closer to the classic Li Shan High Mountain Oolong in that it is less oxidized than our recent batches from this source. Minimal oxidation offers more aromatic complexity, and a more delicate and fresh flavor profile. Watch the video below for a detailed tasting of this new batch in comparison with the previous fall batch of tea, as well as last winter's batch — all from the same farm, made by the same craftsmen.

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2020 Nantou Global Tea Expo entrance

2020 Nantou Global Tea Expo

October 22, 2020 2 Comments

The Nantou Global Tea Expo is by far Taiwan’s largest tea event and this year marked the 11th year of the annual event. The event featured various hands on activities, performances, formal tea services representing many different cultures, and literally hundreds of tea vendors selling their tea. This year included a pig roast competition! Our organic tea farmer friend Edan was the only one who could say that his award winning organic tea was for sale on site, AND show up in the capacity of a professional pig roaster!

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Eco-Cha Tea Club batch 59: Eco-Farmed High Mountain Oolong Tea

Eco-Farmed High Mountain Oolong Tea | Eco-Cha Tea Club Tasting Notes

October 10, 2020 1 Comment

This crop of tea is the most recent growth picked from new branches on the trees that were allowed to grow for four months or so, similar to our recent batch of Traditional Hong Shui Oolong that we offered last month. As with last month's batch, this tea was also affected by the Green Leafhopper, and other pests. This is inevitable, given that this is an organic farm and the summer months are most susceptible to bugs!

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Eco-Cha Tea Club batch 59: Eco-Farmed High Mountain Oolong Tea

Eco-Farmed High Mountain Oolong Tea | Eco-Cha Tea Club

October 10, 2020 1 Comment

We can see how naturally these tea trees are allowed to grow. It's a wholly different farming method than conventional farming, and the produce from a farm like this is also next level. In our perception, based on visiting tea farms in Taiwan for over 20 years, this source is a rare and precious find. The combination of a pristine geographic location with an ideal micro-climate for tea production, and the natural farming methods are just not to be found. In a word, we love this farms, as well as its caretakers!

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Charcoal roasted high mountain oolong tea brewed in cup

Charcoal Roasted High Mountain Oolong Spring 2020

October 07, 2020

Our newly arrived batch of Charcoal Roasted High Mountain Oolong was harvested in spring 2020 from a farm at 1400m elevation in the Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Tea growing region. Compared with our previous batch from the same farm that was harvested in fall 2019, this new batch is noticeably more substantial and balanced in character. 

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