Three generations of tea roasting in Nantou
Across the mountains, to meet a good tea.
Shan Yu’s roasting craft has been handed down in Nantou for three generations. For more than ten years we have recorded the temperature, time and number of firings for every roast, turning them into methods we can repeat — so every batch has a basis.
“An easily enjoyable and rewarding example.”
— Great Taste 2026 judges, on Shan Yu’s Jin Xuan
Five Great Taste Awards (UK)
Two stars for Jin Xuan and one star for Dong Ding Oolong among them — the only Nantou brand on that year’s list of Taiwanese winners.
iTQi three stars for our oolong, three years running
Tasted by international judges, and recognised again and again.
Grand Prize four times, Nantou County Tea Merchants Association
Grand Prize in the Dong Ding Oolong category (spring 2016, spring 2021) and the Dong Ding Jin Xuan category (winter 2023, spring 2024).
First Prize for black tea, too
First Prize for Taiwan small-leaf black tea (2024).
On the judging panel, too
A first-round judge for the Lugu Farmers’ Association Dong Ding Oolong competition.
Hand-drawn tea gifts
Our Zhongxing New Village architecture gift box won Silver at the MUSE Design Awards 2026 and was featured in the Japanese magazine Poco’ce.
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