Taiwan Ruby Black Tea (Hong Yue Premium)
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
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Commercial Description
...Hong Yue, is the premier black tea cultivar in Taiwan and renders a very unique character if processed with skill...a distinctive aroma of clove, wintergreen, camphor, red date, raisin and cinnamon. Ruby Black brews a very assertive, strong flavored cup with a deep red infusion color...
Ratings & Reviews
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77 Aroma: 8/10 Flavor: 4/5 Value: 3/5Alex Zorach (1453 reviews) on Nov. 14th, 2011
I also found, like Synth, that this tea has a cooling quality. The aroma is malty up front, but it has a strong wintergreen quality to the aroma. Aroma is complex and hard to describe.
Very enjoyable and also rather interesting and different. I'm not sure I'd describe this as one of my favorite black teas, however. Perhaps it would grow on me if I tried it multiple times though...I was unfortunately only able to sample it once.
Still, I failed to get excited enough about this tea to justify its price.
100 Aroma: 10/10 Flavor: 5/5 Value: 5/5synth (31 reviews) on Jan. 19th, 2011
this is the first hong yue / ruby black i've tried.
when i sip it, i primarily get a smooth, somewhat malty taste. the aroma is sweet, but there's also something else.. something cooling. i guess it's like aromatic, volatile terpene/camphor/evergreen/eucalyptus type of a smell&feeling.
it's certainly complex, and many of the notes disappear as i sip. if i set the cup down for a moment and then try it again, the nuances return.
the terpene/camphor aroma is especially strong coming off of the steeped leaves.
i really love this tea. it was $11 for 50g, and i think rishi sold out of it within a month or so of offering it.
i've been brewing it with 200degF water, and it's been good for several infusions.
i've seen a few other sources for this type of tea, and many of them seem to be considerably more expensive than this offering was. hrm.
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External Reviews
Our editorial team has selected the following reviews from other websites:
- Rishi Tea’s Hong Yue Review - My Steeped IdentiTEA
Dec. 30, 2010
A glowing review of this tea, emphasizing the diversity of fruity notes in the aroma, and its freshness and the strength of its aroma. Photos show the dry leaf and brewed tea liquor. - Rishi Hong Yue - Tea Guy Speaks
Dec. 31, 2011
Tea Guy Speaks gives a positive review of this tea, explaining how it is unusual and tricky to grasp, describing it as very aromatic, having strong notes of spice, and lacking in astringency and bitterness.
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