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During the Mid-Autumn Festival, glowing crimson lanterns illuminate the streets. Drawing inspiration from this millennia-old cultural tradition,in 2014, TWG Tea introduced the Red Lantern Tea Mooncake gift set, featuring eight varieties of traditional and chilled tea-infused mooncakes to reinterpret the aesthetics where tradition meets modernity, satisfying the taste buds of today’s discerning food lovers.Among them, the newly launched TWG Tea Haute Couture premium custom series—Red Lantern Tea—takes the lead in this collection. This blend of aromatic black and white teas creates a radiant autumn celebration, beginning with an irresistible jasmine fragrance that sweeps over your palate, followed by a symphony of fruits and sweet spices sealing in the joy of family reunion.

TWG Tea is not only passionate about blending exquisite tea treats with innovative concepts but also pursues ultimate taste and unparalleled quality details.All TWG Tea mooncakes are meticulously handcrafted, perfectly integrating premium tea into each piece. When night falls, the new TWG Tea Red Lantern Tea Mooncakes are like thousands of vibrant red lanterns adorning tree-lined paths in the greenery. These mooncakes perfectly blend the noble Red Lantern Tea and are wrapped in golden baked pastry crusts filled with almonds, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, and a smooth lotus seed paste filling, competing in charm under the night sky with enchanting silver platters.

The TWG Tea Emperor Imperial Harmony Mooncake is a rich and timeless French-style pastry, combining the deep flavor of red bean paste with the delicate and elegant Nara matcha from Japan’s most prestigious tea gardens, reflecting the yin-yang harmony beauty of the Taiji in the Book of Changes.Alongside the new series, four chilled tea mooncakes have been introduced: the TWG Tea Aurora Dawn Chilled Mooncake, featuring a salted caramel mousse with Napoleon Adventure Tea filling, paired with white chocolate enfolding sweet pear compote—a perfect creation kissed by the sun to herald the arrival of Mid-Autumn splendor; the TWG Tea Serenity Royal Blue Chilled Mooncake, adorned with paradisiacal blue ice skin, complementing the aroma of Bourbon vanilla tea blended with coconut kaya mousse filling, white chocolate-wrapped strawberries, and subtly enhanced with crispy coconut flakes, taking you on a journey through the tranquil tides of a lush tropical oasis.

In 2014, all TWG Tea Red Lantern Tea Mooncake Gift Sets came in radiant, exquisitely crafted yellow boxes, adding brilliance to the deep red lanterns. The two-piece traditional tea mooncake set paired with the TWG Tea Haute Couture premium custom series—Red Lantern Tea—is priced at NT$1,680, the four-piece tea mooncake gift set at NT$1,440; additionally, there is a one-piece traditional tea mooncake gift box priced at NT$390.

 

 

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