Organic Hong Yu (Red Jade) GABA Green Tea

Tea Garden: Li Family Organic Garden
Farming Methods: Hand-picked. Organically grown
Production: After picking, the leaves are allowed to wilt indoors for a short while. Afterwards, they are bagged and placed into nitrogen enriched vacuum chambers to undergo the GABA process After several hours, the leaves are taken out and panned to stop the oxidation process and then dried.

Hong Yu (aka Red Jade or Ruby Red) is an internationally recognised, premium grade black tea. It is grown & harvested in limited quantities in the beautiful Sun Moon lake area of Central Taiwan, where the Taiwan Tea Research & Extension Station, in collaboration with local farmers, have developed one of the most truly unique and finest quality teas in the world. (TRES #18) The tea plant is a cross between an Assam & a local wild tea strain.

Hong Yu has becme very popular as a premium Taiwan black tea, and the same premium quality is present when made into this exceptional green tea.

This tea garden is owned and operated by long time tea grower Mr. Li who grows and makes the tea with his wife and two teenage boys and he is insistent that his tea garden never sees a drop of synthetic pesticide or fertilizer.

Suggested Brewing (adjust according to personal preferences)
Water Temperature: 85°C/185°F
Amount: 2-3g per 150ml teacup
Steeping Time: 3 minutes
# of Infusions: 2-3 infusions