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The Scholar's Study

Taiwanese Red Tea 2025
$50.00

Description

The Scholar’s Study is a refined Taiwanese red tea from the famous Sun Moon Lake region. The aromatic tapestry has rich cinnamon notes. The brew reveals a clear, vibrant reddish-golden color with warm spices, ripe fruit and mintiness. The balanced, smooth, lingering sweet finish leaves you wanting another steeping. The mouthfeel is plush and mellow, with minimal astringency, allowing the gentle structural complexity to unfold. 

This tea is shaped as much by place as by processing. Nestled at the foot of Baiye Mountain, the garden, once known as Xiancai Weng, has been tended for decades by veteran tea farmer Mr. Xu Tangkun, whose devotion to organic tea has endured through the changing times of Taiwan’s red tea history. Organic cultivation, rigorous hand-picking, and reverent processing allow the vitality of the trees and the clarity of the land to come through. It was the first black tea farm in Taiwan to receive international organic certification, a reflection of both integrity and persistence.

Like a scholar’s desk in the morning light, it creates a space where attention gathers naturally and the next season reveals itself without being forced. The time also speaks to the refined antique feeling of the tea.

Brewing Instructions

Gongfu Cha with small pot and cups is most ideal, but Sidehandle Bowl Tea works great as well, assuming you have a pot with small filter holes. Please refer to our Intro to Gong Fu Brewing video on our Youtube channel if you need guidance on gong fu brewing.

Water Temp: 205- 210 D Fahrenheit

Steep Time: Very short initial steeping (2-3 seconds) then longer as the session progresses. Yields 8-10 nice full-bodied cups.

The Scholar's Study

$50.00

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