Taiwan Tea No.8
Taiwan's classic Assam black tea — malty, brisk and full, the Sun Moon Lake workhorse.
Taiwan Tea No.8 (台茶8號, TTES No.8) is a large-leaf Assam cultivar selected by the Yuchi branch of Taiwan's Tea Research and Extension Station from a single plant of the Indian Assam Jaipuri variety, and named as Taiwan cultivar No.8 in 1973. It descends directly from the Assam seed the Japanese imported to Sun Moon Lake in the 1920s.
It is the classic Taiwan Assam: a malty, brisk, full-bodied black tea that was the mainstay of Sun Moon Lake production before Ruby 18's rise. Still widely grown around Yuchi, it gives an honest, robust red tea and is often the everyday counterpart to the more aromatic Ruby 18 and Hong Yun.
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Growing regions
- Taiwan (Sun Moon Lake, Yuchi)
Origins where Taiwan Tea No.8 grows
Brands likely carrying Taiwan Tea No.8
Direct-sourcing operations with focus areas that align with this cultivar's typical growing regions.