01 / ORIGIN
04 / OUR METHOD
TEA ROUTE · CURATION
Tea, chosen by origin
We verify where a tea was grown and how it was made, then publish its brewing guide and travel context together.
ORIGIN → METHOD → GUIDE
02 / PEOPLE
Record the maker’s method
Roast, oxidation and storage explain why teas from one landscape can taste entirely different.03 / GUIDE
Carry the story into the cup
Each tea is published with water temperature, steep time and a field note that returns the drinker to its place.TAIWAN ORIGIN ROUTE
Six stops, three verified production origins
The route moves south from Jiufen to Tainan. Production origins and cultural pairings are labelled separately at every stop.
STN 01
Jiufen九份
Tieguanyin OolongTea culture stop · ALT 330MSTN 02
Taipei台北
Wenshan PaochongProduction origin · ALT 8-600MSTN 03
Beipu北埔
Oriental BeautyProduction origin · ALT 95MSTN 04
Taichung台中
Black Tea Milk TeaTea culture stop · ALT 60MSTN 05
Alishan阿里山
Alishan High-Mountain OolongProduction origin · ALT 1,000-2,200MSTN 06
Tainan台南
Tea and Local SweetsFood culture stop · ALT 10MTEA ROUTE · TRAVEL MODEL
A route that separates origin from atmosphere
Production origins are labelled only where official tea sources support them. Cultural stops connect teahouses, food and urban rituals without pretending the leaves were grown there.
Production originCulture stop
- STN 01Jiufen九份
Tea culture stop
Tieguanyin Oolong
Jiufen is a teahouse-culture stop, not a production origin. The route pairs its rainy hillside mood with Muzha Tieguanyin.Guide source checked- ACCESS
- Regional bus from Taipei or Ruifang
- PACE
- Half day · lanes and teahouses
- STN 02Taipei台北
Production origin
Wenshan Paochong
The route reads Wenshan and Muzha as a distinct tea landscape within Taipei, with Paochong and Tieguanyin production context.Guide source checked- ACCESS
- MRT, Maokong Gondola and local bus
- PACE
- One day · market, tea merchants and gardens
- STN 03Beipu北埔
Production origin
Oriental Beauty
Beipu is a documented Oriental Beauty production area and a living center of Hakka lei-cha culture.Guide source checked- ACCESS
- Tourist shuttle or local bus from Hsinchu HSR/TRA
- PACE
- One day · tea country and Hakka old town
- STN 04Taichung台中
Tea culture stop
Black Tea Milk Tea
Taichung is treated as an urban tea-culture turning point rather than a leaf origin, following bubble tea and modern teahouses.Local partner planned- ACCESS
- Urban transit after arriving by TRA or HSR
- PACE
- Half day · contemporary tea culture
- STN 05Alishan阿里山
Production origin
Alishan High-Mountain Oolong
Alishan is a core production landscape where high-mountain oolong, forest railway history and Tsou culture meet.Guide source checked- ACCESS
- Check the tourist shuttle or Forest Railway connection from Chiayi before departure
- PACE
- Two days · tea gardens, forest and railway
- STN 06Tainan台南
Food culture stop
Tea and Local Sweets
Tainan is the final food-culture stop, pairing tea with southern snacks rather than claiming a production origin.Local partner planned- ACCESS
- Walking and city bus after arriving by TRA or HSR
- PACE
- One day · lanes, markets and local sweets
HOW WE WORK
Before a tea enters the cabinet
- 01Route
Travel north to south, separating production landscapes from cultural stops.
- 02Taste
Taste and record aroma, body, sweetness and finish.
- 03Verify
Check origin and process evidence before a tea is labelled.
- 04Share
Publish the tea with a brewing guide, source note and travel context.
Before choosing a tea, read the place that shaped it.
Read the field notes