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"Recently on Twitter I was asked which roasted Dong Ding is my favorite, I listed Eco-Cha's as part of my top three based on last year's harvest, tasting this year's I might have to change it to my favorite." ~ Amanda Wilson 

We recently spent the day with Pei Ketron ( @pketron ) - a freelance photographer from the U.S.A. who has family in Taipei.

The view above is from the vista point that our local friend and tea artisan took us up to overlooking Qilin Lake (麒麟潭) and Phoenix Village (鳳凰村)

We spent the day at the Dali Flower Market near Taichung and picked up some pretty Yixing clay teapots. We're pretty exited about what we've got planned & we think you're going to like it too, so stay tuned! 

We spent the weekend in Lugu to follow up on last week's summer tea shopping spree. Here's the story... 

June 2^nd was the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar - Dragon Boat Festival - a national holiday here in Taiwan. I rode up to tea country and visited my friend and Dong Ding Oolong artisan who invited me to come and eat “zhongzi”.

"I like how they come with notecards detailing everything from tasting notes to origin and brewing tips. It's all in the details ^_^"