Calling Taiwan the Land of Oolong is no exaggeration. Taiwanese teas are drunk by practically all Taiwanese, every day, all over the island, and one could call oolong tea Taiwan's national drink. Around 90% of Taiwanese tea production is oolong tea, which is about half of the world's production. This is a country with truly fine tea houses, as well as many skilled tea masters, many of whom brew the tea according to the gong fu method and serve the brew in Taiwan's special cup kit with a special, narrow "fragrance cup". The oolong tea refining process of rolling and oxidation is complex, so it takes a certain obsession to make really good oolong, and there is plenty of this obsession in Taiwan. To satisfy the demanding population, you can find many small tea makers on the island. The knowledge and feeling of these tea makers create unique tea characters and we therefore find a large variety of nuanced oolong teas. Read more
Everything from very elegant, bright high-altitude oolongs like Hehuan Mountain oolong to darker, roasted varieties. Don't forget to try one of the world's most unique teas, Bai Hao, controlled infestations of the insect Jacobiasca formosana paoli triggers a cellular reaction in the leaves that creates a unique character, some compare it to muscatel notes. Read less
