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Summer Tea Shopping Spree: Concubine, Li Shan, & Charcoal Roasted Oolong
We spent the weekend in Lugu to follow up on last week's summer tea shopping spree. Here's the story...
Dragon Boat Concubine
June 2nd 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”.
This story was originally posted on the T Ching tea blog site.
Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring Tea Competition 2014 - Tea Fair and Tasting
There was an unpublicized occasion provided by the Farners' Association for local participants in the competition and a few select guests to sample the spectrum of this spring's competition teas
Eco-Cha Visits Radio Taiwan International
An added bonus in my journey to Taipei was when I emerged from the Yuanshan 圓山 MRT station, I spotted a quaint temple in serene surroundings just a few stops away from the Main Station in downtown Taipei.
Review: Eco-Cha 5 Pack Gift Flight reviewed by Kathy L Chan
"I like how they come with notecards detailing everything from tasting notes to origin and brewing tips. It's all in the details ^_^"
Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring Tea Competition 2014 - Part Two
The final results of the competition will be posted publicly on Thursday May 22nd. You can imagine the level of anticipation among the local artisans
Spring Harvest Report 2014 #11- Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Oolong
Last weekend we procured our spring batch of Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Oolong from our favorite farmer in the area. This farm also produced our current stock of High Mountain Concubine Oolong.
Win spring Jin Xuan Oolong Tea - Twitter Giveaway
We're giving away a box of spring 2014 Jin Xuan Oolong tea with on Twitter today!
Spring Harvest Report 2014 #10 - Live From Our Favorite Farm
Last Friday night I rode up to our source of Organic High Mountain Oolong to observe and partake in the harvest.
Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring Tea Competition 2014 - Part One
He was in the final hour of roasting a batch of his spring tea harvest to be entered in the world's largest Oolong Tea Competition.
Spring Harvest Report 2014 #9 - Spring Rain's Late Arrival
Central Taiwan has finally gotten some rain this past week, interspersed with some bright sunny mornings in tea country. On Saturday afternoon a storm came through when we first arrived, but had cleared by nightfall.
