Li Shan High Mountain Taiwan Oolong Tea Spring Harvest (2021)

Ever wondered what a high mountain tea harvest looked like? Well join us as we take you to 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) into the high mountains of Taiwan to see the spring harvest of our Li Shan High Mountain Oolong Tea! Check out the processing steps and how they manage to haul all that tea off those steep mountain slopes.

00:18 - Road to Li Shan
01:03 - Bringing tea off truck
01:28 - Solar withering of tea leaves
02:22 - Tumbling of leaves
02:26 - Indoor withering of tea leaves and tumbling
03:00 - Withering on rack
03:58 - Tumble heating of tea leaves
04:30 - Rolling and drying
04:56 - Drive to tea field
05:12 - Riding tea tram to high mountain tea fields
06:55 - Arrive at first tea field
08:30 - Arrive at tea field
08:35 - Picking and weighing of tea leaves
10:05 - Sending leaves down via tea tram
11:08 - Riding tea tram under trees in orchard
11:19 - Riding tractor cart alongside road
11:47 - Bulk packing and vacuum sealing of finished tea leaves