What Makes an Oolong Tea an Oolong (And Why It's So Underrated)
Let’s examine one of the most misunderstood—and arguably most exciting—categories in the tea world: oolong tea. If you’ve ever wondered what oolong is, why it can taste so diff…
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I've been sourcing tea in Taiwan since 2004. This is where I write about it.
Not reviews. Not rankings. Stories — about the farmers I work with, the regions I keep going back to, and what twenty years of paying attention to one thing actually teaches you. If you want to understand why a Li Shan oolong tastes different from an Alishan, or what makes a raw puer worth aging, or how I ended up living in Taiwan in the first place — it's in here somewhere.
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