Read more about our oolong tea trip to Fujian Province on this page.

 
Our tea buying trip to Fujian and Guangdong Provinces was our best tea trek ever! As we visited during the height of the spring tea season, we had the opportunity to observe the manufacture of several rare and famous oolong teas. We visited the tea producing areas of Anxi , famous for fragrant and flavorful Tieguanyin and the ethereal and mysterious Wuyi Mountains for the legendary, rare  Wuyi Rock Tea Oolongs. Our visit to a Fenghuang Dan Cong tea garden in the Phoenix Mts featured a face-to-face with 300 year old tea trees that was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. ( see scented tea for authentic Fujian Lapsang Souchong tea - Zhen Shan Xiao Chung. )

Our trip netted us some solid contacts for securing these spectacular teas which we are proud to offer. All of these oolongs are prime examples of their terroir -  it is a rare opportunity for tea enthusiasts to find so many of these important teas in one location! Don't miss out on the bold, minerally  flavors of these connoisseur-quality specialties, they are all limited-production teas and some of China's best.

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Taiwan oolong teas are renowned for their lovely, fruity and floral aromas that are reminiscent of honey, peaches, orchids and apricots. Generally, Taiwan oolongs feature a light style and a more elegant finish that their Fujian cousins. Taiwan oolongs range from large, leafy, strip-style oolongs that have been given a light oxidation (about 15-25%), such as Formosa Fancy Silvertips ( Bai Hao or Oriental Beauty ) and Pouchong, to the ball-rolled, Jade oolongs such as Tung Ting, and High Mountain oolongs (grown at over 6,000 ft) from AliShan, ShanLiXi and LiShan, which have undergone a 45-50% oxidation. In general, strip-style oolongs are darkish in color, showing a range of tan to grey, and Jade oolongs and High Mountain oolongs are mid-range green to vibrant green.

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