Thursday, May 19, 2016

When will 2016 TOST to be scheduled?

2016 TOST (Taiwan Oolongs Study Tour) has been scheduled:

10/27 - 11/3/2016

Highlight Taiwan's Pacific Coast tea districts:

HuaTung Encanto:
  Hands on study Taitung Oolong
  Visit and study at TRES / Taitung Branch
  Visit Dancing Crane Terrace, study on Formosa Bonita
  Visit Taiwan's 'Little Switzerland' (六十石山) inner side of Coastal Mountain.

Yilan Charm:
   Study on Yilan Jade, Yilan Milk Oolong, Yilan Amber
   (How different terroirs found compared from Alishan, Lishan, Shanlinsi...)

We will still cover:
Wenshan Pouchong District, 
TaoChuMiao Tea District, 
Mid Taiwan Tea District


Details of 2016 TOST program will be announced at World Tea Expo 2016.


2015 TOST - Opening Ceremony

2015 TOST - Walking around Taipei old business district

2015 TOST - Visit TCTMA

2015 TOST - Visit various tea shops in Taipei new tea business circle

2015 TOST - HS Train Experience

2015 TOST - Study at Hong Hsing Tea Nursery (Mr. Kang)

2015 TOST - Visit a few tea gardens in MingJian (SPK)

2015 TOST - Visit a co-op refinery plant in MingJian

2015 TOST - Visit JuFa Tea (Mr. Chen) and Commemorative Tea Sealing

2015 TOST - Visit Tea Seeds Oil Factory

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (arriving Alishan)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (briefing)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (WangTing Tea Garden)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (waiting for tea leaves to arrive)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (solar withering)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (a tea ceremony in bamboo forest)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (indoor withering)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (cupping during indoor withering)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (fluffing)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (Tea Chemistry)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (more cupping)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (another fluffing)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (tumbling-oxidation)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (Another Cupping)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (done oxidation - fixation - rolling - drying)

2015 TOST - Oolong Making (Wrapped Rolling)

Thursday, May 12, 2016