【Workshop(s)】Year-End Tea Gathering: Speak Through Tea Embark on a Sensory Journey to Sip and Experience Taiwan's Terroir, Handcrafted

Year-End Tea Gathering: With Tea as Our Language, Embark on a Sensory Journey to Share Taiwan's Terroir ▍Event Information Date | Saturday, December 27, 2025 Time | 13:00–14:30 Location | Guang Yu Tian Art Space Suitable For | General Public Minimum Participants | 3 to commence Fee | Early Bird: NT$800/person (includes tea leaves and brewed tea), Experience Price: NT$1200/person ▍Event Description Slow down your pace on a year-end afternoon with a cup of tea. This tea gathering invites you to savor 8 traceable Taiwanese teas, including High Mountain Teas, Jade Dew series, Honey Scented Black Tea, Eastern Taiwan Red Oolong, and Competition Grade Tie Guan Yin. Brewed with international cupping glasses, each infusion will reveal the optimal flavor profile recommended by the tea farmers. Let the flavors become the language that bridges our initial acquaintance, and in our exchange, rediscover the subtle beauty of Taiwan's mountains and waters. The event is held in a relaxed "tea gathering" format, making it comfortable for both tea novices and seasoned enthusiasts. Through aroma appreciation, sipping, and flavor descriptions, embark on a 90-minute sensory journey of terroir, fragrance, and stories. ▍Session Content Introduction to Taiwanese Tea Varieties and Origins Professional Tasting Demonstration with International Cupping Glasses Sensory Flavor Exchange and Practice Terroir Stories and Aroma Identification of Eight Teas Sharing Tasting Notes with Fellow Enthusiasts ▍Teas for This Tasting High Mountain Tea | Lishan (Min·Tea) High Mountain Tea 2025 Spring High Mountain Tea 2025 Winter Formosa Oolong No. 22 | Nantou Shanlinxi Jade Dew White Tea 2025 Summer Jade Dew Oolong 2025 Summer Competition Tea | Muzha, Taipei Tie Guan Yin Gold Quality | 2025 Spring Tie Guan Yin Silver Quality | 2025 Spring Specialty Eastern Taiwan Honey Scented Black Tea | 2024 Summer, Hualien Red Oolong | 2024 Summer, Taitung ▍Instructor Introduction Small Budget Kitchen Evolving | Moisten Tea Lab Originating from a residence in Taipei's Daan District, recognized as a "Taipei Youth Entrepreneurship Team" in 2018. They have curated numerous cross-community events within healthy housing projects, including housewarming coffee salons, family picnics, winter solstice communal cooking, flea markets, and new resident cooking classes. Using "cooking" as a medium to connect communities and foster warmth through interaction. Starting in 2025, they launch a new initiative, "Moisten Tea Lab," focusing on the synergy between cuisine and Taiwanese tea. Approaching from both rational and sensory perspectives, they guide the public to understand Taiwanese tea and its terroir in a more scientific and multi-dimensional way. Tea Masters: Nie Yu-Chung, Chen Hong-Ru