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Images Ta Shan (Tower Mountain) in the Alishan region that we’ve snapped over the years from the road. It’s the holy land of the indigenous Tsou tribe who reside in this area.

Don’t be fooled by the idea that whole leaf tea is cumbersome and time consuming. Brewing up a pitcher of tea to enjoy through the day is a legit and hassle-free way stay away from teabag tragedy. #oolong #oolongtea #taiwanoolong #taiwantea #ecochateas

A humble tribute to the most rugged and remote mountain route on the island of Taiwan. It provides the shortest and fastest access to the Lishan tea growing region from the south. Most of the tea craftsmen, bosses, and merchants traverse this route to get to Lishan on a seasonal basis. Almost no one in the industry lives up there. So it’s quite the commute! Everyone stays in the area for the duration of the seasonal harvest, typically lasting a couple weeks. #taiwanoolong #taiwantea #oolongtea #highmountaintea #ecochateas

Oolong Tea making is complex and involves extensive manipulation of the freshly picked tea leaves in order to produce the desired result. Solar withering is the first step of this long process of withering, oxidation, fixing, rolling and drying. Oolong is by definition a category of tea that encompasses a wide spectrum (primarily of oxidation) that ranges between Green Tea and Black Tea. #oolongtea #taiwanoolong #oolong #taiwantea #ecochateas

Oolong Tea making is time consuming and labor intensive. A single day’s harvest involves multiple teams of craftspeople working in shifts around the clock for over 30 hours. The final stage of rolling and drying is a full day of work for a team of several workers. Most importantly, it’s not just manual labor. It is a craft that requires experience and knowledge gained over decades of trial and error. It certainly is not only the terroir that makes Taiwan Oolong the best tea in the world. It’s the profession and the long hours of physical work. Kudos to everyone who contributes to making our tea! 🙏🏼🍃❤️🙌🏽🙂#taiwanoolong #oolongtea #taiwantea #oolong #ecochateas