Red Ruby #18 is a sweet black tea from the famous Ruby #18 cultivar from the vicinity of Sun Moon Lake in Nantou, Taiwan.
The Ruby #18 cultivar was developed in Nantou at Taiwan’s Tea Research and Extension Station as a cross between a Taiwanese wild tea bush and a Burmese Camellia Assamica.
- Flavour: floral fragrance, honeyed flavour, wintergreen, firm body.
- Origin: Sun Moon Lake, Yuchi Township, Nantou, Taiwan
- Cultivar: Red Ruby #18
- Oxidation level: 100% (complete)
- Weight: 30 grams
steeping: 3-4 min. – water temperature: 90-95ºC – 1 teaspoon per cup
multiple steepings possible
