A hybrid of Burmese assamica and wild Taiwanese tea plants, developed over decades by Taiwan's Tea Research and Extension Station. Its cinnamon-mint note is a flavour fingerprint of the cultivar itself, found nowhere else.
Tasting Notes
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Origin
Nantou, Taiwan, Taiwan
Plant
Taiwan Tea #18 (Ruby)
Land
600–800m
Craft
Summer harvest. Full oxidation, machine and hand-processed.
Brewing
GongfuAdd 5s each steep · 6-8 steeps
Timed for this tea
From the tea table
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