Black tea from Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan

Surrounded by rolling hills and mountains, Sun Moon Lake is located in the heart of Taiwan at 750 meters above sea level.

             picture of Jason Lye on Pixabay

During the Japanese occupation, Assamica tea plants were imported from India to Yuchi as ideal cultivation conditions were found in the area around Sun Moon Lake. The black tea was of such high quality that it was also served to the Japanese emperor at that time.

The first generation tea trees are now over 80 years old and continue to be cultivated.

In the meantime, the tea cultivars have also been further improved with the support of TRES (Tea Research and Extension Station). The most famous cultivar is certainly Ruby # 18, which was created from a cross between a wild Taiwanese tea variety and the Burmese Assamica cultivar.

You can find an overview of the TRES cultivars here in our BLOG