{"product_id":"batch-8-taiwanese-honeyed-black","title":"Batch #8","description":"\u003cp\u003eHualien is on the central coast of Taiwan – known for its beautiful Taroko Gorge and scary earthquakes. It's also home to what locals referred to as honey fragrant black tea. A style only came about in 1999. This year, we visited the family who coined the name - Mr. Gao and his wife Ms. Nien. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe tasted over 40 batches, and Batch #8 was one that sparked the most joy. A real highlight for this year’s trip and a tasting experience that will go down the memory lane. It’s similar to Hsinchu’s Oriental beauty in a way that the tea leaves are bug-bitten so it carries a honey-like sweetness. Ms. Nien's preferred profile is more stone fruit forward, fuller bodied, and it comes with a rich floral finish that's a real treat. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf there was one tea that represent our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/tea-atelier\/digest-taiwan-sourcing-25\" title=\"sourcing trip 2025\"\u003e2025 sourcing trip\u003c\/a\u003e, this is the one, available here on its own. We hope you enjoy!\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/blogs\/tea-atelier\/digest-taiwan-sourcing-25\" title=\"2025 Taiwan Tea Sourcing Trip\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cscribe-shadow id=\"crxjs-ext\" data-crx=\"okfkdaglfjjjfefdcppliegebpoegaii\" style=\"position: fixed; width: 0px; height: 0px; top: 0px; left: 0px; z-index: 2147483647; overflow: visible; visibility: visible;\"\u003e\u003c\/scribe-shadow\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Té Company","offers":[{"title":"1 oz","offer_id":46721244332219,"sku":"103201","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 oz","offer_id":46721244364987,"sku":"103202","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0223\/8891\/files\/wet-tea-leaves-honey-black-sourcing-2025.jpg?v=1750858438","url":"https:\/\/tecompanytea.mom\/products\/batch-8-taiwanese-honeyed-black","provider":"Té Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}