Types of Tea

This category explores tea processing, tea varietals, and the environmental influences on tea plants.

Chlorogenic Tea - The Coffee Leaf Tea

Coffee leaf tea? The hype sounds good, but how does it really stack up?Read More

12/20/2022 Types of Tea 0
Major Heat and Refreshing Tea

Da Shu (Major Heat) is the time of year with the longest days, highest average temperature, and greatest rainfall. Read on to find out how this affects tea production in Taiwan. Read More

07/23/2022 Types of Tea 0
Dong Pian Sweet Winter Tea

Dong Pian Winter Tea is a unique tea that requires special weather conditions.Read More

05/09/2022 Types of Tea 0
GABA Tea - The Japanese Secret

GABA tea is an all-natural product with many health benefits.Read More

03/04/2021 Types of Tea 0
The Seasons of Tea

The Taiwan lunar calendar is very important for agriculture and dividing the year into seasons, and for determining planting and harvest times.Read More

12/11/2020 Types of Tea 0
Oolong Tea Oxidation

Tea oxidation is one of many steps in the production of oolong tea.Read More

02/23/2020 Types of Tea 1
Aged Oolong Tea

Aged oolong tea has a strong, distinctive flavor which is slightly smoky with a sweet cleansing aftertaste.Read More

03/10/2019 Types of Tea 0
JinXuan Milk Oolong Tea

Jin Xuan oolong tea is lightly roasted to give it a creamy quality known as Nai Xiang - milk fragrance.Read More

02/28/2019 Types of Tea 0
An Introduction to Oolong Tea

Oolong tea only differs from other types of tea in its processing. All tea comes from the same plant, but the leaves for green tea, black tea, and oolong tea each have their own method of processing. Read More

01/12/2019 Types of Tea 0
Taiwan Tea Varietals

There are more than 3000 hybrids of tea, also known as varietals. Read More

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