Taiwanese Signature Oolongs Tasting in Amstelveen

Hello Meetup fellows!

I am Lionel, the host of the tea and incense ceremonies from Yumm-Cha.com. We are running this Yumm-Cha project to introduce the Asian tea and incense culture in the Europe.

We are both goverment certified tea tasters from Taiwan and we are looking forward to sharing the stories, knowledge and, of course, our selected high quality tea and incense to people who have the same interest here in the Europe.
We host exclusive tea tasting sessions at our own place in Amstelveen almost every weekend.

In this Taiwanese Oolong Special session, you will taste 3-4 types of competition grade Taiwanese Oolong tea and get to know interesting facts about each type of tea, such as the history background, the underlying tea making process which creates the flavours, etc, from our host.

We host this tea session with a small group of 4 visitors in a cozy and casual atmosphere, making sure that every visitor has enough space to interact with the host and build connections with other visitors as well. We believe that “people” are the essence of a tea ceremony.

If you are interested in reserving a spot for the session or getting more background about this project, please visit our website at:
https://www.yumm-cha.com/products/taiwanese-oolong-tea-tasting-in-amsterdam

Looking forward to sharing a nice afternoon with tea chats with you :D
Some more info for the tea sessions:

Featured Teas
The event features a curated selection of some of the most prestigious teas, each offering its own story and flavour profile, we will taste at least 3-4 different teas from the list of:

1. Sun-Link-Sea High Mountain Oolong, rare batch spring 2024

This high mountain oolong is from our partnered eco-friendly tea garden situated in the Sun-Link-Sea Forest. It has the iconic refreshing and cool fragrance only existed in high mountain teas. The soy of the tea garden is carefully cultivated with good baterias.

2. Lishan High Moutain Milky Oolong (TTES No.12), roasted by infamous tea master from SanXia, New Taipei

This special batch of milky oolong has a slightly higher roasting level than general milky oolong. By gently roasting it with low tempertaure, the tea master perserved the tea’s natural florish scent while bring out the iconic buttery note of the milky oolong cultivar.

3. Alishan High Moutain Tea Meishan Spring Competition Winner, 2024

Alishan is famous for its superior high-mountain oolong teas. The depth of scents and rounded mouthfeel of this specific batch (0548) left us a remarkable experience compared to any Alishan oolong teas we tried this year.

4. Dong Ding (Frozen Summit) Oolong, Lugu Spring Competition Winner 2024

Our Dong Ding Oolong tea leaves are carefully hand-picked and processed through a meticulous series of steps including withering, rolling, oxidising, and roasting. Undergoing over 20 hours of repeated roasting, this complex process is essential in developing its distinctive characteristics: a rich, floral aroma with a smooth, sweet, and slightly toasty flavour, smoother than normal Dong Ding oolong.

5. Golden Osmanthus Tie Guan Yin / Iron Goddess made by our Award-winning tea master in Maokong, Taipei

Tieguanyin is one of the heaviest roasted oolong teas in Taiwan. This rare batch is made of golden osmanthus cultivar and the tie guan yin cultivar, giving it a distinctive aroma profile of floral hint on top of the roasting tea base. It is a must-try from our tea collection, offering a unique delightful experience!

6. Medium Roasted Four Season Green (Sijichun), roasted by infamous tea master from SanXia, New Taipei

Conclude your tasting with our slow-roasted oolong, which was aged for over three years in the traditional Dong Ding style and blended with two cultivars. This tea embodies a rich, smoky flavour with layers of depth enhanced by the prolonged roasting process.

7. Ruby White Tea (TTES No.18) made by our Award-winning tea master in PingLin, Wenshan, Taipei

Ruby (TTES No.18) is a unique cultivar only available in Taiwan. Ruby is normally used to produce high quality black tea. It gives a signature minty scent with fruity taste with a hint of cinnamon.

8. A special slow-roasted Dong Ding oolong, in collaboration with the renowned tea house in Taipei

Conclude your tasting with our slow-roasted oolong, which was aged for over three years in the traditional Dong Ding style and blended with two cultivars. This tea embodies a rich, smoky flavour with layers of depth enhanced by the prolonged roasting process.