Hegang Black Tea｜East Rift Valley Tea Region　200 m

Hegang Black Tea

AromaBitternessBody

Hegang Black Tea

East Rift Valley Tea Region　Hegang　Elevation 200 m

HoneyFull-bodied

Flavour

Rich honey aroma with a mellow, full body

Hegang black tea comes from Ruisui in Hualien and was once known well beyond Taiwan. In recent years leafhopper-bitten leaf has been used to make a honey-scented black tea of its own. The liquor is a brilliant clear red, deeply aromatic.

Fair priceverified

1,500–3,800 NT$ / 600 g

One jin is 600 g. Below NT$800, be sceptical.

A reasonable range is NT$1,500–3,800 per 600 g. Below NT$800, ask more questions.

What to ask when buying this

Does the honey note come from leafhopper bites? Which season?

Real honey aroma comes from insect bites and is summer-only. What you find in winter is usually old stock.

Hand-picked or machine-harvested?

Hand-picking costs 1.5 to 3 times more. Check the spent leaves: hand-picked leaves are whole and uniform.

Which season is this from?

Spring and winter lots fetch the highest prices and the best aroma; summer and autumn are a step down in both.

May I taste it first?

If they will not let you taste but want you to buy 600 g of something expensive, walk away. It is the simplest and most effective filter there is.

Specifications

TypeBlack tea

Leaf styleBlack tea

CultivarDayeh Oolong

HarvestSummer & Autumn

Oxidation / RoastFully oxidised　Unroasted

CharacterWarming

Brewing latitudeVery forgiving

ConstitutionGood for cold stomachs、Note for caffeine-sensitive

About the origin

In Ruisui Township, Hualien, known for honey-scented black tea. A substantial planted area.

These figures will be updated if they change.

Brewing

Water temp.90–100 °C

Leaf to water3g / 150ml

Infusion times45　50　70　95 sec

Cold brew5 g per 500 ml, 6 h refrigerated

Harvest months6、7、9、10 月

Temperatures follow the official category guidance. Source: TRES — Effects of water quality and temperature on tea liquor

Common mistakes with this tea

Use hot enough water

90°C or above. Too cool and the roast aroma never opens, leaving it flat.

Seal it and keep it dark

Best drunk within two months.

Start with 30–75 g

The most common beginner regret is buying 600 g on the first try. Buy a jin only after you know you like it.

What to eat with it

Red Bean Soup冬Simmered until the beans break down, often with small rice balls or dried longan. Sweet and dense — the archetypal winter warmer.

Brown Sugar Cake全年Steamed to a moist, springy crumb with an assertive molasses aroma. A speciality of Penghu.

A dense, creamy sweet needs a tea with comparable body. A light fragrant tea reads as thin beside it.

This one is Taiwan-only — not available overseasHere are the closest teas we can actually ship you:

Location accuracy: named locality (23.4400, 121.3800). This marks the growing area, not one specific garden.