is a revered tea expert and entrepreneur

The aroma of the warm

old-style small Hong Kong tea shop in the historical Sheung Wan district

We first met him in 2019 at his studio

Simple and unadorned

maotouyan rougui oolong_taiwan is a revered tea expertSoft and velvety, this is a mild interpretation of the Rougui cultivar in which its characteristic taste of cinnamon bark plays second fiddle to oaky woodiness and subtler aromas. A moderate roasting creates an umami and quite balanced broth, in which slight acidity develops into hints of yellow plum and lemon, and from whose surface wafts the surprising note of jasmine. Matouyan, famed for yan cha in general, boasts a history of Rougui production