2019 Shan Lin Xi Bai Mu Dan White Tea from Wang Family Tea

I purchased two bags of this Taiwanese Shan Lin Xi white tea at the 2019 Seattle Northwest Tea Festival from Wang Family Tea. As said in the name of this tea, it is from Shan Lin Xi, and if I remember correctly, Qing Xin cultivar in Bai Mu Dan style. High Mountain Shan Lin Xi with Qing Xin cultivar is one of my favorite oolongs, so I was hooty giddy to get my hands on this white tea. Each bag had a different hand-painted art so I was able to pick the ones I like the most. Leaf and Steeping… Continue reading, hoot!

Aged Pomelo Oolong from Wang Family Tea

Wang Family Tea’s Aged Pomelo Oolong took the 2019 Northwest Tea Festival by storm! It is a Shan Lin Xi (Qingxin cultivar) High Mountain oolong stuffed into a Pomelo then aged for 8 years, though now maybe 9 years as it is 2020. Leaf and Steeping Instructions The leaf is very fragrantly orange despite my crap storage treatment. At the tea festival, Wang Family Tea put a tea sample in a paper box, which I left in for months, so it has been exposed to more airflow than optimal. For steeping ratio, I used 1 gram of leaf per 15ml… Continue reading, hoot!

Three Roasted Oolongs from Wang Family Teas

Today I’ll be checking out a selection of oolongs from Wang Family Tea – Bagua Shan Honey Scent, Lishan Lightly Roasted, and Alishan Jin Xuan Heavily Roasted. This tea company took the NW Tea Festival by storm with their delicious Taiwanese oolongs. I have previously reviewed their Sun Moon Lake black teas. All oolongs I used a ratio of 1 gram of leaf per 15ml of vessel size. They were all gongfu style steeped in boiling water. Bagua Shan Honey Scent Oolong from Wang Family Teas Thank you Wang Family Tea for including plenty of information about their teas. Bagua… Continue reading, hoot!

Four Different Cultivars of Sun Moon Lake Black Tea from Wang Family Tea

Wang Family Tea sent me their entire line up of Taiwanese Sun Moon Lake black tea. This was the perfect opportunity to compare the different cultivars. I have the Sun Moon Lake Assam Black (Taiwanese Assam), Red Jade Ruby 18 (Taicha No.18 Red Jade), Red Rhyme (Taicha No.21 Red Rhyme), and Native Black Tea (Taiwan Native Mountain Cang Ya). All teas I am brewing 1 gram per 15ml of vessel size, gongfu style with boiling water. Sun Moon Lake Assam Black Tea As per Wang Family’s information, Taiwanese Assam came to be grown via India Assam seeds during the Japanese… Continue reading, hoot!