Taicha No. 18 alias | carnelian
"Taiwan Tea No. 18" is a tea plant variety cultivated in Taiwan and named and published in 1999, which belongs to small tree type, large leaf species, and early growing tea plants, which are suitable for black tea. In appearance, the "Taiwan Tea No. 18" tree is upright, there are pale yellow-green tea buds, there are almost no furs on the tea buds, the buds can be seen on the periphery of the slightly wavy leaf margins, the leaf color is also pale yellow-green, the appearance of the tea leaves is large goose egg oval, there are wavy leaf margins and the leaf tips are obviously protruding, the serrations are thin and blunt, and the leaf flesh is soft.
Taicha No. 18 carnelian tea oval large leaves, the tip of the leaf protruding edges appear wavy, yellow and green tea buds can also observe the characteristics of leaf margin waves
"Taiwan Tea No. 18" is mainly planted in Nantou Sun Moon Lake Tea Area and other lower-altitude tea areas, such as: Hualien Ruisui, Nantou Mingjian and Yilan Sanxing Tea Area... wait. The "Red Jade Black Tea" made from "Taiwan Tea No. 18" has a bright and bright black tea body with excellent astringency and unique aromas of mint and cinnamon, which is fully recognizable and unique in the world's high-end black tea market.
The Taiwanese red jade black tea familiar to the mainland is this tea tree species, also known as "Taiwan incense", and its palatability is very strong.