Formosa Oolong Tea

Tung Ting (or Dong Ding) translates as "cold summit", and is one of the oldest and most famous tea producing mountains in Taiwan. The distinctive floral aroma of this tea makes it a crowd-pleasing classic.

Tung Ting

$14.00

漢字凍頂烏龍	origin Nantou County, Taiwan	craft qing xiang	flavor notes floral, vegetal, bright
漢字凍頂烏龍	origin Nantou County, Taiwan
craft qing xiang	flavor notes floral, vegetal, bright

A descendent of oolong varieties taken from Jian'ou in China's Fujian Province, Tung Ting was brought to the eponymous central Taiwan mountain in the mid-1800s. Its name means "frozen summit", in reference to what was, at the time, one of the highest elevation tea gardens in Taiwan. Today, tea is... →

Alishan is a traditional tea growing mountain. It is the titular peak of the Alishan Mountain range, and rises to about 1600 meters above sea level. A classic example of Formosa oolongs, with a natural floral fragrance.

Alishan, Spring

$29.00

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漢字阿里山烏龍春茶	origin Alishan, Taiwan	craft qing xiang	flavor notes floral, smooth, vegetal
漢字阿里山烏龍春茶	origin Alishan, Taiwan
craft qing xiang	flavor notes floral, smooth, vegetal

Hand-gathered in late April at 1600 meters above sea level, our Alishan oolong comes from a garden that has provided us with tea for the past seven years. It’s a garden that for the past few years have won repeated accolades for the quality and character of its tea. Their... →

The pinnacle of tea cultivation in Taiwan, Da Yu Lin boasts the highest elevation tea gardens in Taiwan. The complexity from this highest peak is becoming harder to come by as land is reclaimed to prevent erosion.

Da Yu Lin, Spring

$82.00

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漢字大禹嶺烏龍春茶	origin Dayuling, Taiwan	craft qing xiang	flavor notes gardenia, butter, sugarcane
漢字大禹嶺烏龍春茶	origin Dayuling, Taiwan
craft qing xiang	flavor notes gardenia, butter, sugarcane

Harvested in Taiwan's highest-elevation and most revered tea region, Da Yu Lin has a level of complexity, aromatics, and flavor that is simply unrivaled by other Formosa oolongs. True Da Yu Lin like this has a reputation as Taiwan’s most coveted tea. At over 8000 feet above sea level, the source garden is close... →