Schwarz · Yuchi, Taiwan
Bio "Red Ruby" Schwarztee
Kostenloser Versand ab $75 (nur USA).
Geschmacksnoten
Über diese Geschmacksnoten
These are the tasting notes we and others pick up most often. Palates vary, so you may catch some, all, or different ones — flavor is personal and subjective. Nothing is added: there are no added flavorings in this tea. Any notes you find developed naturally in the tea plant through rediscovered artisanal processing techniques.
Über diese Geschmacksnoten
These are the tasting notes we and others pick up most often. Palates vary, so you may catch some, all, or different ones — flavor is personal and subjective. Nothing is added: there are no added flavorings in this tea. Any notes you find developed naturally in the tea plant through rediscovered artisanal processing techniques.
Wirkungen
Über diese Wirkungen
These are the effects people most often report from this tea. Bodies differ, so treat them as a common guide rather than a promise — most people notice at least one, but what you feel is personal.
Über diese Wirkungen
These are the effects people most often report from this tea. Bodies differ, so treat them as a common guide rather than a promise — most people notice at least one, but what you feel is personal.
Dieser kräftige Schwarztee stammt aus einer Gegend Taiwans nahe dem Sonne-Mond-See. Es ist eine spezifische Varietät, die extrem einzigartig ist und nach Minze, Zimt, Kampfer und Gewürzen schmeckt. Sie werden nie wieder einen solchen Schwarztee probieren, da diese spezifische Teesorte nur hier existiert. Begrenzte Menge.
Anmerkungen des Personals: Wow! Dieser Schwarztee hat mich beim ersten Probieren umgehauen. Der einzigartige natürliche Minz-/Zimtgeschmack ist völlig natürlich und ein Ergebnis der Teeverarbeitung. Dies ist ein Schwarztee, den jeder echte Teekenner mindestens einmal erlebt haben muss.
Why charcoal roasting costs more
Most tea today is roasted using an electric method, because it is faster, cheaper, and requires less skill, thus making it more consistent. This tea was roasted the traditional way: by an artisan's hand, over charcoal embers, using low heat over the course of many days under careful supervision. It takes far more knowledge, fuel, and time than electric roasting, but it rewards the tea with deeper flavor and the ability to age gracefully for decades.
Why bug-bitten tea costs more
This tea's honeyed, fruit-forward character isn't an additive — it comes from insects. Leafhoppers feed only on gardens grown without pesticides, and their bites trigger the plant to release aromatic compounds no processing technique can fake. The tradeoff: bitten leaves are smaller and far less abundant, so gardens that allow this yield a fraction of a normal harvest.
Herkunft & Terroir
- Kultivar
Über dieses Kultivar
Ruby Red, oder Hong Yu (紅玉), was „Roter Jade“ bedeutet, ist offiziell als Taiwan Tea Nr. 18 (台茶18號) oder TTES Nr. 18 bekannt. Entwickelt von Taiwans Tea Research and Extension Station, entstand er durch die Kreuzung des einheimischen wilden taiwanesischen Bergtees (Camellia formosensis) mit einer großblättrigen Assamica-Sorte aus Birma (Myanmar) und wurde 1999 offiziell registriert. Auch Hong Yu Hong Cha (紅玉紅茶) genannt, wird er für seinen unverwechselbaren Charakter und seine ungewöhnlich geringe Bitterkeit und Adstringenz geschätzt, was ihn pur, ohne Milch oder Zucker, hervorragend macht. Seine arbeitsintensive Herstellung und die natürlich geringen Erträge machen echten Hong Yu zudem zu einem erstklassigen taiwanesischen Tee.
- Hong Yu(紅玉), TTES Tai Cha No. 18 (台茶18號)
- Status
- Selten
- Verarbeitungsmethode
- Schwarzer Tee(Hong Cha) (紅茶)
- Grad der Holzkohleröstung
Why charcoal roasting costs more
Roasted by hand over low charcoal embers across multiple sessions and days, far slower than electric roasting. It deepens flavor and lets the tea age well, which is why charcoal-roasted teas cost more.
- Region
- Dayan Village, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan
- Ernte
- Frühling 2026(Bio)
- Höhenlage
- 580 Meter
- Klima
- Neblig, Kühl, Gemäßigt
- Oxidationsgrad
Was der Oxidationsgrad bedeutet
Oxidation is what turns green tea into oolong or black tea — as leaves are bruised and rested, enzymes react with oxygen and deepen their color and flavor. Green tea sees almost none; oolong ranges widely; black tea is oxidized fully.
- Pflückart
Warum die Pflückart wichtig ist
Hand-plucking means workers select each bud and leaf by touch, one at a time — far slower and more expensive than machine harvesting, but gentler on the leaf. As labor costs rise, fewer gardens still pick this way, making hand-plucked tea increasingly rare.
- Von Hand gepflückt
- Grad des Insektenbisses
Why bug-bitten tea costs more
These leaves were bitten by tiny leafhoppers, which only feed on pesticide-free gardens. Their bites trigger the plant's natural defenses, producing honeyed, fruity notes — but damaged leaves mean a much smaller harvest.
So bereiten Sie ihn zu
Leaf · 5 g
Water · purified soft water, freshly boiled
First infusion · 20 seconds
Each infusion after · add 15 sec
Up to 12 infusions
Leaf · 5 g
Water · purified soft water, freshly boiled
First infusion · 2 minutes
Second infusion · 5 minutes
Third infusion · 10 minutes