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2024 Taiwan White Yuchi Red Jade T-18 | Yu Chi Hong Yu Bai Cha - cake 100 g - Option: Cake 5x 100 g

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Il tè bianco ottenuto dal cultivar Hong Yu 紅玉 (TTES #18) rappresenta una delle interpretazioni più eleganti di questa celebre varietà di Taiwan. Anche se l’Hong Yu è famoso soprattutto come tè nero intenso, la lavorazione in stile bianco rivela un carattere sorprendentemente delicato, puro e luminoso. More

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White tea made from the Hong Yu 紅玉 (TTES #18) cultivar is one of the most elegant reinterpretations of this famous Taiwan variety. While Hong Yu is celebrated worldwide for its bold black teas, the white-tea processing reveals an unexpectedly delicate, refined and airy face of this cultivar.

Leaves are plucked at their most tender stage and gently withered under natural airflow. This minimal processing preserves the tea’s purity and soft structure, allowing its inherent aroma to shine without distortion. The cup reveals a serene and layered profile:

  • natural spring sweetness,

  • notes of dried fruits such as apricot, pear, or white peach,

  • a soft, warming hint of cinnamon,

  • and the signature mint-like coolness for which Hong Yu is renowned.

The result is a tea that feels clean, refreshing and subtly uplifting—like breathing in cool forest air. Hong Yu White Tea is perfect for drinkers who love gentle teas with a clear identity. As with all premium white teas, it also ages beautifully, developing even more sweetness and depth over time.

Parameters
Form cake (bing) 100 g
Country of origin Taiwan
Location Nantou, Yuchi 魚池
Cultivar Hong Yu 紅玉 (T-18)
Altitude 700-800 m
Between Cinnamon and Mint: The Journey of the Taiwanese Cultivar Hong Yu 紅玉

Between Cinnamon and Mint: The Journey of the Taiwanese Cultivar Hong Yu 紅玉

When a new chapter of Taiwanese red tea began to be written in the 1990s, a name appeared that today is known across the tea world: Hong Yu 紅玉, officially Taiwan Tea Cultivar #18 – 台茶18號. A cultivar created at the research station in Yuchi 魚池, it carries a special charm. It’s not a tea plant that tries to blend in — on the contrary, it can be so distinctive that you could never mistake it for anything else.

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