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Sun Moon Ruby 18
Sun Moon Ruby 18
Sun Moon Ruby 18
Sun Moon Ruby 18

Sun Moon Ruby 18

$5.00

Sun Moon Ruby 18


**The hot weather, August 2025 version of this classic tea is wonderful! Highly recommend for fans of the Ruby 18 Cultivar.

Ruby 18 is quickly becoming one of the most famous black teas produced in Taiwan due to its unique and memorable flavor profile. Depending on the season and terroir, hints of mint, cinnamon, red fruit, spice, malt and signature menthol-like mint greet those who are lucky enough to get their hands on this one-of-a-kind tea.

This Sun-Moon-Lake-area Ruby 18 is strong, bold and crisp. Unique, flavorful and unforgettable, it is easy to see why the Ruby 18 cultivar is becoming such a popular tea!

Elevation: 400m

Area: Yuchi, Nantou, Sun Moon Lake Area

Status: Certified Organic 

Cultivar: Ruby 18 

Oxidization: 100%

Season: August, 2025

Method: Hand picked, processed on site, very small batch

Recommend Brewing Style: 3-5g per 100ml, ~95C water(205f), 30, 30, 45 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 4-6 steeps.

For stronger brews they can be brewed for up to a minute at a time but be careful not to make them too strong!

***Not recommended for western style brewing***

Brewing Difficulty - Intermediate : Don't brew it too strong and long! (More Details Here)

Customer Reviews

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Sara Li
Confident and Charming Ruby 18

This Ruby 18 met me with confidence and warmth — an honest and well-spoken invitation to enter into relationship and explore it. Opening itself infusion after infusion, each one offers a new, subtle emphasis, grounded by soft floral and fruity tones. Never losing its dignity along the way, the tea carries the care of its cultivation and processing, and the depth of its terroir remains present in every step of the experience

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M L
Spring 2025

2025 year so far has been a good batch of ruby 18. I felt last years was lacking a bit like other reviews have stated, on the citronella/mint notes, but this batch has the full flavor.

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Carol May
Wonderfully malty

Delicious as a tea, or as a creamy latte.

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Carol May
Wonderfully malty

Tastes of malt and chinese dates, lovely as a tea or as a creamy latte.

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Psilus Vinio
Not up to the standard

Not bad but far from great and it lacks a lot of the cinnamon and camphor/minty notes of previous years.

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