2025 sipdown no. 38
The reviews of this tea are amazing and I so wanted to feel the same way, but sadly didn’t find this tea as incredible as others. I’m not a huge fan of Ruby 18, so perhaps that’s why? The tea is quite smooth with some honey sweetness. The resteep isn’t anything to write home about and I found it introduced a light astringency that wasn’t in the initial steep.
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@Courtney, I apologize if my tea notes on Brandy Oolong are partly responsible for your disappointment. For what it’s worth, I have found lot-to-lot variations in this product not only with Tealyra, but also other vendors. And I was similarly underwhelmed by Adagio—Masters’ ersion earlier this week. https://steepster.com/teas/adagio-teas/108904-formosa-ruby-18-black
@Courtney, I apologize if my tea notes on Brandy Oolong are partly responsible for your disappointment. For what it’s worth, I have found lot-to-lot variations in this product not only with Tealyra, but also other vendors. And I was similarly underwhelmed by Adagio—Masters’ ersion earlier this week. https://steepster.com/teas/adagio-teas/108904-formosa-ruby-18-black