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Organic Ruby 18 Black
Organic Ruby 18 Black
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Organic Ruby 18 Black

$12.00 CAD
$12.00 CAD
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Family: Black Tea

Origin: ZhuShan, Shanlinxi, Taiwan 

Season:  Summer 2024 

Cultivar:  Ruby 18 

Picking Style: One bud and two leaves/ handpicked

Elevation:  1300 meters

Sourced: Organic


Ruby 18 is a black tea internationally renown as a true premium grade black tea. This Ruby 18 black tea from ShanLinxi, Taiwan is skillfully handpicked and processed on site using no chemicals or pesticides.  This Ruby 18 tea plant is a cross of two tea varietals and grows surrounded by pineapple farms. Its flavours are exceptional, with sweet fuity pineapple notes, wintergreen, malt and cinnamon.

How to brew this tea

              

Teapot / Western Style

  • 2-3tsp / 2-3g tea

  • 250ml / 8oz water @ 95C / 200F

    Brewing time:

  • 1st brewing length 1-2 minutes

  • 2nd brewing length 3 minutes

 

                 

Gaiwan / Gong Fu Cha Style

  • Rinse tea leaves first with 93C / 200F water. Let leaves soak for 5-10 sec and discard water. The tea leaves are now ready to be brewed. 

  •  4-6tsp / 4-6g tea

  • 175ml / 6oz water @ 95C / 200F

          Brewing time:

  • 1st brewing length 30 sec           

  • 2nd brewing length 40 sec

  • 3rd brewing length 60 sec and repeat brewing 2 to 3 more times to your taste.