Taiwan competition tea tasting
Taste First. Reveal Later
Blind Tasting Series
Build your tea system through Taiwanese competition teas
Taiwan Competition Tea Tasting
Taste First. Reveal Later.
Experience Taiwanese competition teas through a blind tasting format inspired by official judging methods.
Compare tea-growing regions, harvests, and competition grades without labels, stories, or assumptions.
Only the cup matters.
£75 per person · Approx. 120 mins
What Makes Taiwan Competition Tea Unique?
Taiwan’s tea competitions are among the most respected quality evaluation systems in the tea world.
Each season, hundreds or even thousands of entries are assessed through blind tasting. Teas are judged not by reputation, origin stories, or packaging, but by what appears in the cup.
This tasting offers a rare opportunity to experience that process firsthand.
Taste first. Reveal later.
Taiwan’s tea culture extends far beyond a handful of famous mountains.
This simplified map introduces some of the regions and traditions that continue to shape Taiwanese tea today.
How The Tasting Works
All teas are served blind.
Participants receive numbered samples and compare them before their identities are revealed.
Sessions change throughout the year according to seasonal tea releases and competition schedules.
Examples may include:
• High Mountain Oolong
• Competition Grades
• Oriental Beauty
• Taiwanese Black Tea
No prior experience required.
Building Your Tea System
Many tea drinkers know what they enjoy but struggle to explain why.
By comparing teas side by side, subtle differences become easier to recognise.
The purpose of this tasting is not to tell you which tea is best.
It is to help you develop your own framework for understanding tea quality, character, and personal preference.
Build your tea system through Taiwan competition teas.
No Labels. No Marketing. No Right Answers.
Only comparison, observation, and tea.
Tea can be explored through comparison.
Tea can also be explored through fire.
Discover Wei Cha, ZIYO’s charcoal-brewed tea experience inspired by traditional Taiwanese tea culture.
THE SAME TOOLS USED BY THE JUDGES
Taiwan’s competition teas are evaluated using a standardised tasting set.
Every tea is brewed under identical conditions so that aroma, flavour, balance, and character can be compared objectively.
Taste first. Reveal later.