“I compared with tea side by side with the original Ruby 18 Fong Mong Tea offers. I used a gaiwan method. As this is a black tea, I opted for fewer, longer steeps. I used 2g of leaves per 60ml of...” Read full tasting note
Organic Hong Yu Hong Cha, Sun Moon Lake black tea (well-known as Ruby #18 or Red Jade) can be declared “Red Treasure” in central Taiwan. A hybrid from a Burma Assam varietal (mother) and a Taiwanese wild Camellia Sinensis varietal (father), was researched for years by TRES developing as a unique new cultivar producing carmine and perfectly clear liquor with super high quality and super famous to the world. The tea trees are widely planted in Nantou County growing thick and rich tea leaves due to the fertile soil and moderate climate in central Taiwan.
Standard black tea processing plus Gaba tea processing produces the unique Gaba Black flavor which makes you, black tea lovers, fall in love with its smooth and balance. Its unique sweet malt aroma and cinnamon and mint flavor, delicious with hints of fruit, and a little earthy make it truly unforgettable, tastes quite distinct from the classical Ruby #18 Black Tea.
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