Sun Moon Lake Ruby Black Tea

Origin: Sun Moon Lake(日月潭), Nanto Taiwan
Altitude: 700 meters
Oxidation: 100%
Cultivar: Ruby (TTES No. 18)
Harvest: Summer 2025

Sun Moon Lake(日月潭) Ruby Black Tea(紅玉), also known as Taiwan Tea No. 18, is a renowned Taiwanese black tea originating from the scenic Sun Moon Lake region. Developed over 50 years by the Taiwan Tea Research and Extension Station through crossbreeding native Taiwanese mountain tea with the Burmese large-leaf variety, this tea thrives in the area's temperate climate and fertile soils. Processed from one bud and two leaves into strip-shaped tea, it undergoes full oxidation to highlight its unique flavor, representing Taiwan's tea innovation and cultural heritage.

This tea stands out in the Sun Moon Lake series, alongside Assam, Red Rhyme, and Hidden Bud. Its development post-1999 earthquake helped revive the local tea industry, and it's also grown in areas like Chiayi and Alishan, yielding distinct regional flavors. 

Brewing Yield

• Each 50g package, brewed with 3g of tea leaves, offers up to 16 separate brewing sessions.
• Each serving can be re-steeped 2–3 times, allowing you to explore the tea’s evolving layers of flavor, for a total of 32–48 cups.

Flavor Note

• Aroma: Cool minty sensation, cinnamon, and fruity notes, with a distinctive "Taiwan Aroma."
• Taste: Vibrant red liquor with a golden ring, rich and enchanting, initial astringency fading to lingering sweetness due to high tea polyphenols transformed into theaflavins and thearubigins.
• Finish: Persistent sweet aftertaste, smooth and captivating.

**Each product is packaged in Taiwan in a 50g vacuum-sealed aluminum foil pack.

**Shipped within three weeks.