Sandkuphu Silver Tips Tea by Rare Tea Republic

Amy oh 6 tasting notes

This is definitely a nice and interesting white tea, it’a bit more vegetal than floral and I’m picking up some spice and a lingering bit of smoke here but it’s still very light. I like it fine but it’s probably the least favorite of my three white teas I’ve tried from the RtR line. I know this is a boring tasting note but I’m not feeling that inspired, perhaps some more extended tastings in the gaiwan will yield a better result.

I did one steep in the infuser mug for 190 F for 3 minutes and then a resteep at around 160F for three minutes.

2012-01-12 15:05:52 -0500

190 °F / 87 °C

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I am almost out of this. :(
So I wonder why Rare Tea Republic does not have any first flush teas yet like the rest of the world. You’d think if they were owned by Republic of Tea they’d be on it. According to their blog they will have some Goomtee teas in by the end of the month.

Maybe I will get some more of this excellent white tea if and when the 2012 selection comes around.

2012-05-03 20:50:19 -0400

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And just when I’ve been warming up to this tea i seemed to have lost it somewhere in my apartment. How does one lose a tea? Well if you saw my stash you might understand but this was in a pretty big envelope. I hope I find it again.

I have to be really in the mood for white teas in order to appreciate them. Lately I’ve been intrigued by the vegetal and slightly smoky essence of this one. There is a tiny hit of corn flavor somewhere in the background. I figure there is some perfect way to steep this that will turn it magical but I haven’t discovered how yet. Or maybe not.

2012-02-07 13:20:10 -0500

180 °F / 82 °C

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Initally this was one of the least favorite of my RTR whites, but I keep drinking it and drinking it. It is really growing on me! Time to up the score (again)

2012-03-23 22:57:43 -0400

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A nice afternoon cuppa with lunch, this time I am really getting the essence of cooked peas. very good… see previous notes. I am enjoying this a lot and bumped up the score a little bit. Rare Tea Republic has some very interesting white teas…

2012-03-18 17:06:20 -0400

180 °F / 82 °C

3 min 0 sec

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I’ve had this tea for over a year now and I really just need to finish it off… somehow whites are not among my things to reach for when I’m craving a tea.

This is less sweet than a lot of white teas I’ve tried and has more the character of a green; it’s a bit smoky and vegetal. I am going to try cold brewing some of it overnight to see what happens.

2013-05-23 16:06:40 -0400

190 °F / 87 °C

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