Teance Stories

Our Taiwan Indigenous Wild Teas: White, Yellow, and Brown

Many decades ago, the Baoshan people who lived in the mountains of Kaohsiung would harvest the leaves of the indigenous tea plants and distribute them elsewhere to be produced as tea. Eventually some of them decided to learn how to make tea themselves so they could have more agency in the tea-making process. We have the pleasure of witnessing and supporting their offering of these beautiful and unique teas: a white, yellow, and brown tea. ...
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Honey Jia Long: Born from Bugs and Time

A unique oolong from Pinglin 坪林 in northern Taiwan grown with natural farming practices, Honey Jia Long is one of our most beloved teas in our collection. Bug-bitten, GABA-processed, and aged, thi ...

Back to Basics: Plants & Water

Plants brewed in hot water is universal, whether Camellia sinensis, plants native to where we live. or plants native to places we are connected to by culture, lineage, or curiosity. In every corner of ...

Remembering Winnie Yu

From climbing the "dan cong" trees in Phoenix Mountain in Guangdong, China to chatting with our Tung Ting female tea master Mrs. Su, here are some photos of Winnie during Teance tea trips where she us ...