Teas Red Blossom Tea Mi Xiang Teas | Formosa Red Assam

One Of Four Formosa Reds From A Tea Garden Located Just Outside Yu-Chih Village, In The Hills Surrounding Sun Moon Lake, Nantou County, Taiwan. This Is A Pure-Stock Assam, Brought To Taiwan In The First Half Of The 20Th Century By The Colonial Japanese In An Effort To Develop A Successful Export Tea Crop In Taiwan.

Our Formosa Red, Assam Comes To Us From A Third Generation Grower. It Was Harvested In Late April After This Crop Was Bitten By Aphids. As A Result, The Crop Has The Sweetest Honey Aroma We’Ve Ever Tasted. Each Leaf Is Hand-Picked In The Morning Before A Two Day Period Of Wilting, Rolling And Enzymatic Oxidation That Produced The Beautiful Red Orange Liquor Of This Tea.

Traditional Assams From India Are Rich, Deep, And Often Times Astringent. Milk Tea Often Uses These Bold Flavors As A Base, But Taiwan’S Terroir Removes This Astringent Edge. The Resulting Tea Is Rich And Complex, With Notes Of Fruit And Honey, But Without The Bite One Would Expect From An Indian Assam.