2023 Xin Yi Organic Hong Yun #21 Black Tea

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Origin: 600 m. above sea level, Xin Yi Mountain Indigenous Township, Nantou, Tajwan. (tea leaves processed in Yuchi, Nantou)

Harvest: January 2023

Cultivar/Tree Variety: Hong Yun aka. Red Rhyme / TTES.21

Leaves come from Xin Yi Indigenous Mountain Township, the homeland of aboriginal Bunun people. Bushes grow in organic garden with view on Yu Shan mountain range.

Fresh leaves were processed in small factory in Yuchi.

Hong Yun is an exclusive Taiwanese tea cultivar that was developed by the Taiwanese Tea Research and Extension Station in 2008. It’s a hybrid of Chinese Qimen and Napalese assamica from Kyang area.

When you see Hong Yun in the market, it’s usually the most expensive black tea.

Why? Not many farmers decided to grow this bush but it’s also low-yielding, bringing quite small crop comparing to other famous bushes like Qing Xin.

Amazing black tea with strong, powerful body and unique taste/aroma profile.

Strong notes of orange peel, ripe grapefruit, some menthol and herbal notes.

And wild honey.