The packaging does say a Product of Taiwan. Before I just chalked
that up as a redundant export requirement. The pinyin on the
packaging says Assama with the Chinese characters for Assam. I found
it in a Chinese grocery store which has a good selection of commercial
Taiwan teas. It tastes more like an Indian assam than not but a
little more smokey and pungent. Im developing a new appreciation for
Assam because it is the primal tea stock. I came across a website
yesterday that said the Yunnan assam was intentionally planted along
the silk road into India via Burma. My books say independent
geographical isolated areas.

Jim

TokyoB wrote:
> Jim,
> I think it probably is the same. When I was in Taiwan near the Tea
> Research Institute, there were several vendors of Assam that was
> locally grown. In Mandarin it was pronounced something like "ah sam
> mu". Someone mentioned Taiwan variety #18. Where did you buy yours?
> TokyoB
>
>
> On Sep 24, 10:22?am, Space Cowboy > wrote:
> > I wonder if my black tea called Assama from a Taiwan company is
> > similar to this? ?I assumed it was an Indian Assam from a Taiwan
> > company but it is a little different in taste. ?It comes in 600g
> > nitrogen packs different from any commercial Assam Ive seen.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > TokyoB wrote:
> > > I found this interesting. Hope you do too.
> >
> > >http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_...php?id=746382- Hide quoted text -
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