Traditional Oolong (left) and Tan-Pei Oolong (right)
I stopped in to see Master Tsai last week, and we got to discussing oolongs and their different processing methods. High mountain oolongs are very popular right now in Taiwan, and a lot of people I speak with seem to think that anything grown below 1,000m isn’t worth drinking. I asked Master [...]
I just got my photos from Ah-Liang, my tea-roasting guru in Mucha. He invited us to his family home in Miaoli county (see map) awhile back, and we had a lot of fun. His father has a small farm overlooking the ocean, and we got to pick vegetables, tour the area, and of course drink a lot [...]
Gaiwans are better suited to quick steepings and frequent tea changes
I’ve been drinking tea for about 18 years now, and would have to say that picking up the habit has been one of the cornerstones of my sanity these past two decades. Even at US$10 – 20 per ounce, tea drinking is one of the cheapest forms of therapy around. The best part is, with [...]