🗺️ Origins & cultivars
Cultivar
A selected and bred line of tea plant. Same region, different cultivar, different cup.
A cultivar is a tea plant line selected and bred for a purpose. Same origin and same processing, but a different cultivar means different aroma and astringency.
In Japan, cultivars such as Benifuki and Benihomare were bred for black tea. Taiwan Tea No. 18 (Ruby) is an example of a cultivar name becoming the name of the tea itself.
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