Sun Moon Lake is known for an altogether different Taiwan tea few people know about: Red Tea, or Hongcha. Originally, the local varietal was just called Shan Cha or Mountain Tea. Then, Assam varietals were planted over 100 years ago believing it would put Taiwan on the map in the world stage of tea, back then. Now, things have gone full circle: new varietals invented by the Taiwanese Research Institutes called Ruby 18, and the much improved Ruby 21, are now made into fully oxidized red/ black teas with distinct characters that reflect the Taiwanese terroir…
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