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I'm thrilled to announce the launch of my new venture, Taiwan Oolong Joy. I plan to focus on unroasted high mountain oolongs, but will also feature a small selection of roasted oolongs, hongcha, and other teas that I think are good. I gravitate toward teas that express balanced, distinct flavours, tend to be on the fruity side, can persist through long gongfu sessions, and have little to no bitterness.

This all started when Ethan Kurland retired from selling tea in December 2024. I fell in love with his spring 2021 Longfengxia, and also very much enjoyed his more recent Longfengxia harvests and other teas from his catalogue. The thought that I could no longer get hold of the next stellar LFX harvest, whenever it might arrive, made me sad. I approached Ethan to ask if he would put me in touch with his suppliers, and he generously agreed. I can now offer the spring 2025 Longfengxia, 2025 Perfect, 2024 Ruby 18, and some great new finds, including a high elevation green tea.

I'm currently waiting for my inventory to arrive, along with a few more samples that I might decide to purchase. A price list will be available for preorders in a few days, and the tea should get to me by the end of the month at the latest.

Let me know if you have any comments or questions. I'm also interested to hear which of Ethan's teas made the biggest impression on you. If I'm lucky, I might be able to source them, though there are no guarantees.

Excelente News @GaoShan. Congratulations on venturing forward. I’ll be interested in trying your selections. I think my favorites from Ethan were Himalayan Orange, Black Championship and Father’s Love.

Victoria wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 10, 2025 6:57 pm

Excelente News GaoShan. Congratulations on venturing forward. I’ll be interested in trying your selections. I think my favorites from Ethan were Himalayan Orange, Black Championship and Father’s Love.

Thank you! The Championship Black should be returning sometime soon. I'm waiting for my inventory to arrive, along with a few more tea samples. If I like any of these sample teas, I can hold off until Championship Black is harvested in August and will include it in my purchase. Otherwise, it will be shipped with the winter 2025 oolongs in December/January. I'm less sure about Father's Love, but I'll do my best to track it down, especially since I've heard good things about it but never tried it.

I've also never tried Himalayan Orange, which was before my time on TeaForum. I think ordering from Nepal is a hassle and you need to buy in large quantities. I've also heard this was a very good tea. It's something to look into in the future.

Very glad to see that you can continue where Ethan left off (and, of course, very grateful to @Ethan Kurland).

I've usually ordered a few packs across the high mountain spectrum to try and enjoy over Summer, so I look forward to doing the same once again. Taiwan high mountain tea was one of the styles that got me into tea many years ago, and I've only ordered them from Ethan in recent years, so I'm glad that I won't have to change my habits as the hot and humid months approach.

Andrew

Andrew S wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 11, 2025 3:44 am

Very glad to see that you can continue where Ethan left off (and, of course, very grateful to Ethan Kurland).

I've usually ordered a few packs across the high mountain spectrum to try and enjoy over Summer, so I look forward to doing the same once again. Taiwan high mountain tea was one of the styles that got me into tea many years ago, and I've only ordered them from Ethan in recent years, so I'm glad that I won't have to change my habits as the hot and humid months approach.

Andrew

Thanks! Green Tie Guan Yin was the first tea I really liked (a lower-quality but pricy version from Teavana). I then discovered Taiwanese high mountain oolong and here we are. I also discovered much better green Tie Guan Yin (TGY Lan Yun from Hojo).

I currently have three high mountain teas, but am trying to add a fourth.

I'd be glad to send you our heat and humidity!