Tag: Tastings

Tost day 11 & 12 Day 11 Chris and I went exploring the Da'an district and back to Ximen for my final day in Taiwan. Saturday 9/24Exploring Da'anVisit Wisteria TeahouseBack in Ximen for shaved snow Sunday 9/25Good-bye Taiwan! We spent the day walking around Da'an District to check out Airbnb's and all the shops. Lunch… Continue reading TOST Day 11 & 12

Tost day 10 Day 10 was a less eventful day. Chris and I went shopping in the Datong district. Saturday 9/23Dolly ClubWang TeashopWang Tealab We headed out fairly early in the morning and found a small place near our hotel that sold really good pork sticky rice dumplings. We took the train to Datong and… Continue reading TOST Day 10

Tost day 9 TOST was over but I had 3 days left in Taiwan. Day 9 Chris and I spent the day in Maokong. Afterwards, Thomas invited us to bar that was serving tea cocktails! Friday 9/22A day in MaokongVisit Yaoyue TeahouseVisit Relax Taipei Maokong is in the Wenshan district that sits on the edge… Continue reading TOST Day 9

Tost day 7 & 8 Day 7 was mostly a travel day back to Taipei with a stop in Wenshan. Day 8 was the farewell ceremony. Wednesday 9/20Travel from Lishan to Yilan, Wenshan.Visit Wenshan tea manufactory and garden with Jacob Bai.Travel back to Taipei. Thursday 9/21Visit teahousesFarewell Lunch As we made our way back to… Continue reading TOST Day 7 & 8

Tost day 6 Day 6 we went to a place I've been wanting to see for years; Hwa Gung tea manufactory in Lishan! Tuesday 9/19A day in Lishan; Hwa Gung tea manufactory and garden with Johnny Tu The early morning air was filled with the pungent scent of the famous cabbages the are was known… Continue reading TOST Day 6

Tost day 5 Day 5 we stopped at a few familiar places on way toward Lishan. Monday 9/18Pack for 2 nights out; Emei Tea manufactory in HsinchuLeave to Taichung, then LishanVisit teahouse and tea farm Emei Tea in Hsinchu is a place I've visited before and was happy to return to. It's known for Oriental… Continue reading TOST Day 5

Tost day 4 Continuing from the previous post. Day 4 we were back in Taipei to visit a few tea shops with an extensive tea evaluation at Chenpion Teahouse. Sunday 9/17 Visit teahouses in TaipeiChenpion Teahouse with Arno TsaiVisit teahouses in Taipei I had to include Da Zhi, the hotel turtle. He was so cute!… Continue reading TOST Day 4

Tost day 3 Day 3 we headed to the Taitung area to visit the Taiwan Research Extension Station (TRES). Here's a little background on TRES. TRES is a government-sponsored agency for tea in Taiwan and is affiliated to the governmental Council of Agriculture. The station was originally named Tea Manufacture Experiment Station under the Production… Continue reading TOST Day 3

Tost day 2 Continuing from the previous post. Day 2 we made our way towards the east coast. I'll also be including our itinerary from our agenda book at the beginning of each post. Friday 9/15Pack for 1 night out; Travel to HualienVisit tea farm and teahousesStayed at 21st Int'l Resort in Taitung The first… Continue reading TOST Day 2

Taiwan Oolong Study Tour 2023 Recently, I returned from one of the most amazing trips of my life. I was re-invited to TOST (Taiwan Oolong Study Tour); a week-long intensive study on Taiwan teas. It's run by Josephine Pan and Thomas Shu of JT&Tea. I've been on this tour four other times but this one… Continue reading TOST 2023