Taiwan
Most of the tea made in Taiwan is oolong. The gardens spread across mountains above 1,000 meters, and the wide swing between day and night temperatures, together with frequent fog, gives Taiwanese oolong its clear sweetness.
Three types of Taiwanese oolong
Taiwanese oolong falls into three broad types. There are lightly fermented teas such as Wenshan Baozhong and high mountain oolong, heavily fermented teas such as Muzha Tie Guan Yin, and honey-scented teas such as Oriental Beauty and honey fragrance high mountain tea, where leafhoppers feeding on the leaf produce a honey-like flavor. Each type comes in a barely roasted, fresh fragrance version and a roasted version where firing works the flavor up.
The high mountain areas
The gardens at Alishan, Lishan, Cuifeng and Dayuling sit between 1,500 and 2,600 meters. The higher the garden, the slower the growth and the longer the finish. At lower altitude, Dongding oolong from Lugu and the teas of Zhushan are well known.
Black tea is made here too
Besides oolong, Taiwan produces Ruby black tea (Taicha No. 18) around Sun Moon Lake. It has a strong menthol flavor and is the country's best known black tea.
Taiwan
Formosa Black Tea 紅玉紅茶
Tian Chi Li Shan Cha Light Fired 天池梨山茶 軽焙
Osmanthus Oolong (Ali Shan) 阿里山 桂花烏龍
Dong Ding Jin Xuan Oolong Tea Deep Fired 凍頂 金萱烏龍茶 炭焙
High Mountain Oolong Tea 高山烏龍茶
Spring Oriental Beauty 蜜香黄金芽
Deep Fired Dong Ding Oolong 凍頂烏龍 炭焙
Cui Feng Cha 翠峰茶
Wen Shan Bao Zhong 文山包種茶
Deep Fired Li Shan Cha 梨山茶 炭焙
Ali Shan Cha 阿里山茶
Dong Ding Oolong Qing Xiang 凍頂烏龍茶 清香型
Oriental Beauty 東方美人
Dong Ding Oolong ( Medium Fermentation ) 凍頂烏龍茶(中発酵)
30 Years Vintage Dong Ding Oolong 凍頂陳年老茶30年
Taiwan Tie Guan Yin / Mu Zha Tie Guan Yin 木柵鉄観音
Tian Chi Li Shan Cha 天池梨山茶
Li Shan Cha 梨山茶
Deep Feremented Dong Ding Oolong 傳統式 凍頂烏龍