2024 Yuchi Organic Hong Yun #21 Black Tea

The garden where I found our best Taiwanese black teas was also one of the most beautiful gardens I visited during my autumn trip to Taiwan.

First impression when you entering the garden is the sound – pleasant noise made by flies, insects and birds hiding in the trees nearby. Organic garden is like a natural habitat – where spiders, snakes, bugs and other can live safely without the risk of killing by pesticide or herbicide spraying. The tea trees look natural – with spider’s nets between the branches, bug bitten leaves and life spreading everywhere around. This garden, located near Yuchi, cultivates different tea cultivars: native Shan Cha, Assam#8, Hong Yu #18 and finally Hong Yun #21.

When you see Hong Yun in the market, it’s usually the most expensive black tea.

Why? Not many farmers decided to grow this bush but it’s also low-yielding, bringing quite small crop comparing to other famous bushes like Qing Xin.

Amazing black tea with strong, powerful body and unique taste/aroma profile.

Strong notes of honey, flowers, pomelo and grapefruit peel, red orange, some menthol and herbal notes.

Quite high level of bitterness is well combined with strong sweet aftertaste.