Assam Black Beauty #8 – Taiwanese Black Loose Leaf Tea – From Sun Moon Lake In Nantou County In Taiwan – Smooth And Rich – Caffeine Bold – Naturally Processed – 110G (4-Ounce)

Our Assam ”Black beauty” #8 is organically grown and produced in beautiful Taiwan. Assam Black Beauty is a distinct and highly appealing tea with a smooth richness of taste that is simply unsurpassed.

With natural hints of cream, honey and bourbon! This tea is deliciously malty with notes of raisin and stone fruit.

This is a tea that is very smooth, rich in character and deliciously deep! You will notice that the flavor is not nearly as brisk as a traditional Indian Assam, but almost has dark oolong characteristics.

The first Taiwanese Assam cultivar was introduced and planted around the hills of Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County. This lake’s climate, environment, and terroir was deemed the most similar to the Assam tea gardens of India.

This lake’s climate, environment, and terroir was deemed the most similar to the Assam tea gardens of India. Today, Sun Moon Lake produces the majority of Taiwan’s black tea between three distinct cultivars: a pure-stock Assam, a native indigenous cultivar, and a hybrid cultivar named #8!