Today we leave the podium to TeaGuide who surprised us with a nice review of our teas. It starts with “I love Taiwan teas, …” How could not invite her to share her thoughts here! She gracefully accepted that we re-blog her article which we reproduce in its entire form with our accompanying comment. We invite […]
The 85th Oscar Awards shines on Taiwan as Li An (Ang Lee) deservedly receives the best Director Award for Life of Pi. Taiwan Tea Crafts joins in to celebrate a great director, a great man, and one of the best promoter of Taiwanese culture throughout his brilliant film career. Today, we will ride the wave of this year’s Oscars and share our love of cinema and Taiwan, all in one package, by re-exploring and inviting you to (re-) discover one of Li An’s earlier movies that beautifully showcases Taiwanese cuisine … and one of Taiwan’s tea institutions: the Wistaria Tea House of Taipei.
My intention was to head up to Lugu Township, the home of world-famous Dong Ding oolong tea. After-all it’s only a few 25 to 3o kilometres away and I could easily be content with it’s beautiful 600 to 1000 m tea gardens and blooming cherry trees and be back before sunset (which is around 18:00 here). So, off I went as the clock was nearing the 2 o’clock mark. What a pleasure it was! So much so, that Lugu was not enough, I had to push further up over the coastal ridge for another 30 km to one of my favorite little paradises (yes, plural form here… as there are many terrestrial ones on this island): Shanlinxi.
It’s been not even 2 weeks since rows of young tea bushes have found a new home in the red earth adjacent to our compound and consequently changed life’s pace for this writer. Just like a proud new father who is struck with the responsibility of caring for new living creatures, one gets up much earlier than […]
What started off as a construction project for a new tea factory a few months ago has taken a new twist in the last weeks, thanks to goodwill, a long term vision and a bit of government regulation. Here’s the short story behind the birth of our new tea garden.
As we travel around our beautiful island visiting tea producing friends, we always make a point of stopping by interesting shops for a cup and chat here and there. Last time we were in Pinglin, right in the heart of the famous Bao Zhong tea producing area of the Wen Shans, we visited a shop […]
An unusual surprise awaited the father-in-law when he woke up and drew open the curtains of his tea garden bungalow on this morning of January 4, 2013. A thick coat of snow brought a different light to the usual duller green scenery of dormant tea bushes in his organic tea garden in the mythical tea […]
In the world of Taiwanese tea, where each season brings us a new offering, combined with the wide spectrum of different terroirs, types and styles of tea it is easy to be submerged by all of this diversity. Shining stars of our selection may only have a brief moment in the spotlight due to the fast pace at which everything occurs here, so it is quite fitting that we give them a deserved moment of attention again. So, counting down, here are our ten shining cups of the year:
Today, Taiwan Tea Crafts proposes a short historical chronology to explain the presence, and rebirth, of Black Tea in Taiwan. There’s nothing like a good story to make us further appreciate the tea we are sipping, especially if you are drinking a superb black tea from Taiwan! It may come as a surprise to […]
It’s a grey foggy Sunday over the tea fields surrounding us at Taiwan Tea Crafts. What to do, what to do?… Well baking of course!… of tea, that is! Mmmm, the buttery caramelized aroma of roasted oolongs. To taste what comes out of our ovens try our Organic Dong Ding Oolong, Lot 134. Divine!
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