In the height of Toronto’s midsummer, let a single tin of black tea awaken the senses and connect the world.

In response to this year’s TAIWANfest Dialogue with Scotland, tea master Sophia CHIU has carefully selected three distinctive black teas: the mellow, malty richness of a century-old Scottish tea brand, the sweet, honeyed fragrance of Taiwan’s Taoying Black Tea, and the deep, woody character of Yunnan’s ancient tea region. Participants will be guided through the unique flavours of each tea before blending leaves from all three regions in a golden ratio to create a flavour of their own. To complete the experience, guests will write a blessing for their future selves or loved ones and seal it inside the tea tin through a tea-sealing ritual, allowing the fragrance of tea to carry the memory of this moment and transform stories and emotions from different lands into a warm keepsake of cultural exchange.

在多倫多的盛夏，用一罐紅茶融合感官、連結世界！

呼應今年台灣節與蘇格蘭對話的主題，茶人邱旭美老師精選蘇格蘭百年品牌紅茶、台灣桃映紅茶與雲南古老茶區紅茶三款代表性茶葉，帶領民眾品味各自獨特的麥芽、蜜香與木質韻味，並親手將三地茶葉依黃金比例拼配成專屬自己的風味。最後，寫下對未來自己或親友的祝福，隨著封茶儀式一同封存於茶罐之中，讓茶香承載此刻的記憶，也將來自不同土地的故事與情感，化作彼此交流最溫暖的紀念。

This program is part of TAIWANfest

About the Artist

Ms. Sophia CHIU (CHIU Hsu-Mei) hails from Meinong, Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan. Following her retirement as an elementary school director, she joined the Tea Culture Study Group of the Rotary Club of Taoyuan Artemis (RI District 3502). She holds a certified Intermediate Tea Evaluator qualification in Taiwan and specializes in the appreciation of Taiwanese specialty teas and the aesthetics of the tea setting.

She firmly believes that tea is far more than leaves in a cup — it is a living piece of cultural heritage, a memory woven into the land, and an essential bridge that draws people closer to one another.

Over the years, Ms. Chiu has been actively engaged in tea culture events both in Taiwan and abroad. She travelled to TAIWANfest in Toronto, Canada, where she served as a tea master, introducing Oriental Beauty Tea and Hakka tea culture to guests from around the world — earning warm admiration from audiences near and far.

邱旭美是一位台灣高雄美濃人，國小主任退休，為 RI 3502 桃園創藝扶輪社翫茶班組成員，具有台灣中級品評師資格，專長於台灣特色茶品鑑賞、茶席美學。她深信茶不僅是茶葉、更是文化傳承、土地記憶與人民連結的重要橋樑。多年來，她積極參與國內外茶會相關活動，曾赴加拿大多倫多台灣客家節擔任茶人，推廣東方美人茶與客家茶文化，深獲國際友人肯定。