MEET THE MAKERS OF TOURNAMENT GRADE OOLONG TEAS

 

FOR GENERATIONS, THE WANG FAMILY PLANTED AND ROASTED SOME OF THE BEST OOLONGS IN THE WORLD.

 

Spanning over 60 years, the Wang family worked the lands in the tea farms of Lu-Gu. The process of planting, harvesting, and making teas is part of their everyday lives. As they perfected their craft, the industry recognized their efforts through various awards. Having been ranked as some of the best tea roasters in the world, their famous oolong teas are usually sold out a year before harvest.

Jaesy Wang grew up in a family deeply entrenched in the tradition of high quality tea. As tea farmers, she grew up drinking some of the best teas in Taiwan. One of her most treasured memory is how every family member came home after a day of harvesting tea leaves, and the whole family would roast and make teas from different elevations from the mountains. Jaesy developed a palate that most people would be hard pressed to imitate. She began her tea journey with a small tea shop next to an oak tree in Philadelphia. After that venture, she collaborated with various other tea houses, bubble tea shops, and restaurants. Eventually in 2015, she started Luv Tea with her business partner Wan Di.

 

WE WANT TO CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE PERCEIVE TEA

 

 

WE INNOVATE CENTURY-OLD TRADITIONS IN THE NAME OF BETTER TEA.

 

Luv Tea’s main focus is on the quality of the tea leaves. Gone are the artificial flavorings and perfumed mass-production teas. No more artificial sweeteners and fruit syrups. No more condensed milk and creamer powders. The most important part in a cup of tea should be the tea itself.

After cement this foundation of good tea leaves, Jaesy began to craft various drinks from her childhood, her travels, and all the new ideas around her. It took both Jaesy and Wan a year and thousands of failed experiments before the physical store’s menu was finalized. 

 

LUV TEA IS BUILT UPON THE PILLARS OF QUALITY, CONSISTENCY, AND EXPERIMENTATION.

 

Each cup of tea that end up in our hands are either grown on our own farms, or sourced from like-minded tea farmers. We grow, roast, and create our own tea blends as we are able to control the quality of our ingredients, and we know how a good cup of tea should taste. 

We are never sure where this tea journey will take us. Only that we will continue to try and do new and fun things with tea. We will continue to work with nutritionists, chefs, mixologists, and other tea makers to create new beverages. We will constantly experiment so the future of tea is exciting and vibrant.

 

We sincerely hope that you can join us on our tea journey.

 

MEET THE TEAM

As the Tea Master, Jaesy oversees the quality of the drinks in Luv Tea and occasionally performs a traditional Taiwanese tea ceremony blended with her teachings on Buddhism.

Jaesy Wang

Partner | Tea Master

Wan uses his background in science and technology to aid him in running the day-to-day operations of Luv Tea. He also teaches classes to train the next generation of tea makers.

Wan Di

Partner | Apprentice

Dr. Tsewang comes from a long line of Amichi in the mountains of Nepal. He lectures on herbal medicine in various universities and is in charge of making sure that the drinks are as healthy as possible.

Tsewang Gyurme

Doctor | Consultant

The first Asian model for Dior and the last model to close for the late Alexander McQueen, David has lived a life surrounded by style. He brings a sophistication to Luv Tea and is in charge of the brand’s interior designs.

David Chiang

Design | Sales