Oolong 3 – Taiwan Oolong

Thomas C. Shu
•Pouchong Tea
•Jade Oolong
•High Mountain Tea (Gao Shan Cha)
•Iron Goddess Tea (Tie Guan Yin)
•Baked Oolong + Aged Oolong
•White Tip Oolong
•Burgundy Oolong
 Pouchong Tea
•Elegant Touch
•Luscious Aroma
•Sparkling Sweet
•Lingering Finish
•Baozhong ---
Wrapping Variety
Sure-Win, Good Luck
 文山包種
( 用 鄧雨賢 「十八姑娘」調 )

文山介包種 第一香 名聲響

輕輕走水 慢慢介浪菁 吐 芬 芳
滿山介茶園 萬綠叢中一點紅
迷人介清香 入口甘醇 精 神 爽
啊 --- 啊 --- 啊 --- --- 啊 ---
文山包種 第一香 名 聲 響
Jade Oolong Tea (Tungting Tea)
• 1855 Started by Lin Fong-Tse
• 1975 at Lugu, Nantou
First Tea Grower’s Contest
22 lots (600g ea) – 20+1+1
2005, started at US$900/chin; $26,500/chin

• Getting too green ???

High Mountain Tea (Gao Shan Cha)
• Over 1000 Meter (3,280 ft)
Cool mists and fog combined

with reduced sunlight affect

chemistry of tea leaves. More
aromatic and less astringent.
• Jade Oolongs (sololy)
(Semi-Ball Pouchong)
• Great Cultivars:
Chin-Sin, Gin-Suan, Tsui-Yu,

Evergreen
• Ecologically Sound???
Cultivar - TTES No.12 (Gin Suan) Cultivar - TTES No.13 (Tsui Yu)

Cultivar - Evergreen Cultivar- Chin Sin Oolong

 高山茶
( 用 台灣邵族「高山青」 )
高山青 澗水長
阿里山介翠玉 圓又圓 啊
杉林溪介四季春 冇得比 哟
啊 --- 啊 --- 啊 --- --- 啊 ---
啊 --- 啊 --- 啊 --- --- 啊 ---
梅山介金萱 梨山介青心
玉山介靈氣 大禹嶺介雲霧
台灣介高山 多又高
水土愛保持 品種愛顧好
台灣介 高山茶 寶 ---- 中 ---- 寶
 Iron Goddess Tea (Tie Guan Yin)
• A special Tea Plant from Anxi, Fujien Province, China
• A Special Processing Technique:
Rolling and Baking
• Taiwan Tie-Guan-Yin vs. China Tie-Guan-Yin
 鐵觀音
( 用 客家唸謠 「月光光」 )

鐵觀音 盡傳神
佇台灣 生了根
布球包 揉成型
竹籠裝 炭火炡
焙出 陣陣 茶葉香 入喉 轉甘 韻味長
好茶 拿 來 請 人 飲
讚歎 台 灣 鐵 觀 音
 White Tip Oolong
(Baihao Oolong or Pongfeng Tea)
•Taiwan’s Signature Tea
(the genuine Formosa Oolong)
• Angels sent by God to Hakka
• Special skill of plucking –
one bud and two tender leaves
still intact after brewed
• Craftsmanship in Withering,
Oxidation, and drying/rolling
• Eastern Beauty, 5-Color Tea,
Champagne Oolong……
 Formosa Oolong ( 膨風茶 )
( 用 鄭智仁「台灣百合」 )

Formosa 烏龍茶 實在讚 蓬萊寶島介特產

作茶介功夫 第一流 一年一季來膨風
綠色介茶蟬 六月來訪問 留下特殊天然蜜香
風行全世界 人人都誇讚 東方美人名聲最響
作茶介功夫 第一流 一年一季來膨風
Formosa Oolong truly is amazing,
the famous product of the Island;
It takes great craftsmanship to produce this tea,
and merely one short crop every year.
Those green leaf harpers are angels sent by God,
arrive in June with their natural fragrance.
The beloved Formosa Oolong is known as
Oriental Beauty throughout the world.
It takes great craftsmanship to produce this tea,
and merely one short crop a long year.
New Taiwan Oolong ?
What is
Burgundy Oolong ?
Learn it! Sell it!
Guidelines for Purchasing Taiwan Oolong
1) Observe the appearance of the leaves thoroughly

2) Smell the fragrance of the leaves

3) Evaluate the taste and fragrance of the brewed tea

4) Examine the brewed leaves

How to Store Your Tea ?

• Air, Moisture, light – tea’s three enemies
• Repack according to pace of consumption