Highlights
- Tea master brewing demonstration Then you brew your own, etiquette and all
- Guided tasting of 4 signature teas + tea sweets
- Tea sommelier game A palate game, played individually
- English-guided tour of the tea museum
- Optional traditional dress-up — qipao or men's Zhongshan suit
Description
Step into a piece of living history at Xin Fang Chun Tea House, a beautifully restored 1934 tea mansion in Taipei's old Dadaocheng district, once the city's largest tea factory. This is a hands-on tea ceremony and guided tasting: you brew, you compare, and you leave actually able to tell one Taiwanese tea from another.
The tea house's own tea master opens the session by demonstrating the traditional Taiwanese brewing method — water temperature, leaf quantity, steeping time, and the order the cups are poured in. Then it's DIY: everyone brews their own from start to finish, picking up the etiquette that goes with it along the way — how the tea is poured, who is served first, and how a cup is offered and received at the table. Your English-speaking TourMeAway guide leads the rest of the session from there.
You'll taste the four classic Taiwanese teas side by side: Wenshan Baozhong, Alishan Oolong, Tieguanyin (鐵觀音), and Oriental Beauty. Your guide talks you through where each one is grown, how oxidation changes what lands on your palate, and what to look for in aroma, body and finish, with traditional tea sweets served alongside to balance each tea's character.
Then the tea sommelier game. It's a palate game, and you're on your own — everyone plays individually, using what they've just learned to pick out the character of each tea in front of them.
You'll also get an English-guided look around the mansion itself — the restored 1934 tea factory floor, the wooden interiors and the courtyard — and, if you'd like, you can slip into traditional dress for the visit: a qipao (cheongsam) or a classic Zhongshan suit for the guys. It's an optional extra rather than the point of the day, and it makes for photos that feel plucked from a different era. The outfit is yours for the session and stays at the tea house afterwards; sizes are subject to availability. The experience concludes back at Xin Fang Chun Tea House.
Includes
DIY brewing — watch the tea master demonstrate, then brew your own from start to finish
Learn the etiquette that goes with it: how tea is poured, served and shared at the table
Taste 4 classic Taiwan teas side by side and learn to read their aroma, body and finish
Test your palate against everyone else in a tea sommelier game
Explore Xin Fang Chun's restored 1934 tea factory floor with your English-speaking guide
Bonus: slip into a qipao or a men's Zhongshan suit for heritage-style photos in the mansion
Important Information
- Dress-up is an optional bonus, and it isn't women-only: guests can pick a qipao or a men's Zhongshan suit, or skip it entirely. The outfit is worn inside the tea house and stays there afterwards. Sizes are subject to availability on the day — we'll do our best to match you on site.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
