Hong Yun
Mint and cinnamon over a distinctive citrus-rose top note. A small-batch Taiwanese black tea.
Hong Yun (紅韻, "Red Rhyme") is Taiwan Tea Experiment Station's cultivar #21, released in 2008 as a sibling project to Ruby 18. Where Ruby 18 crossed Burmese Assam with Taiwan wild tea, Hong Yun crosses two Indian Assam lines — Kyang and Jaipuri — so it is fully assamica in parentage.
The cup keeps the cool-mint and cinnamon character that defines Sun Moon Lake black teas but adds a brighter citrus-and-rose top note. Hong Yun is rarer than Ruby 18, grown in small quantities by Nantou producers, and is usually offered as a single-cultivar curiosity for drinkers who already know Ruby 18.
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Growing regions
- Taiwan (Sun Moon Lake, Nantou)
Origins where Hong Yun grows
Brands likely carrying Hong Yun
Direct-sourcing operations with focus areas that align with this cultivar's typical growing regions.