Teance Stories

Chih Hui 智慧 is in Taiwan 2023!

Welcome Back, Chih Hui 智慧! Visiting Taiwan for the First Time Since 2019. I finally have arrived in my home country, Taiwan Formosa, which provides Teance with many great oolongs and some special red/black teas. My last visit was in the summer of 2019 right before the pandemic. We are glad that our Taiwan farmers have continued to provide teas for Teance during this time! ...
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Baochong, the Green Oolong

Like the champagne of France, 包種茶 Baochong is the signature tea of Taiwan, an island specialty that carries the fragrance of tropical flowers and native fruits. For a tea to be considered pure ...

What we are currently drinking ...

One of the pleasures of working at Teance is the daily discussion regarding what tea we are drinking and why. Both amongst ourselves and with customers at the tea bar, it's normally a daily rite of pa ...

The First of the Taiwan Oolongs

Taiwan, a small island rich in fruits and agriculture, as well as traditional Chinese and indigenous cultures alike, is also one of the most important tea regions in the world. ...

A Time Capsule

Here in Wenshan, Mr. Lee, our Baochong farmer, keeps bees and collects the tea seeds to crush for oil. The bees will harvest the pollen from the tea flowers and they will be particularly sweet this ye ...