Alright then, whats the big idea here?! Stephanie sent me an extra sample of this tea in a recent swap and I was so excited to have more of this tea on hand. It doesn’t taste at all like I remember and I didn’t do anything different.
This time around it tastes almost identical to Kenilworth Ceylon from Harney and Sons, which is another tea that I liked a first, but not anymore. The different there, though, is that the flavor never changed on me, I just changed my mind about liking it.
I bought two more sample packs of this from Mantra, before I got this one in a swap. Im glad that I didn’t go all out for a full bag, not that I could have afforded it anyway :) I’m going to really hope (and cross my fingers) that this time was just a fluke or maybe stephanie was sneaky and snuck in the wrong tea. . lol j/k.
Anyway, even if this tea really does taste different than I remember, I mean no offense to the tea. It is a flavor profile that doesn’t particularly suit me, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t right for someone else! After all, it won a competition :)
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Hmm, I wasn’t all that impressed by it either. Maybe there IS something up with this batch! :/
Hello, I just noticed this thread! This looks like a major malfunction for us, which I would like to remedy. I am investigating it, but Shelley, Stephanie, I’m going to send you by email an Etsy code. I would be gratefulf you would please use it to order the monthly single free of charge. I will personally make sure you get the right Ruby Black.
Thanks very much! I am looking forward to trying it :)
Just placed my order yesterday and added the Iron Goddess that I wanted more of. Thanks! Though, as I already communicated to Mantra Tea previously, I think it is more than likely that the Ruby Black tea is just fine, but my sense of taste is off. I’ve started to notice a sort of woody/smoky flavor in at least three different black teas now that I previously though of as more sweet than woody. Maybe my palate has discovered a new side of itself? Anyway, this isn’t a bad thing for the teas, but just not the best flavor profile for me.
Shelley, we have also been thinking about this, and we agree that tastes change, and in addition there are differences in the batches even within the same season. They are hand-made, after all.
However, in this case, we think what also could have happened is that we accidentally sent you a different producer. Right now we are listing what we feel is our best Ruby Black, incidentally our most expensive. But in China they have a greater range of taste, and so we have also listed another producer – also award-winning. This, we may have accidentally sent to you.
Unfortunately if that is so, it will be some time before we can source that for you again. But let me know what you think of the one on the way, and how it matches up with the past experiences. Happy Steeps!
Hmm, I wasn’t all that impressed by it either. Maybe there IS something up with this batch! :/
Hello, I just noticed this thread! This looks like a major malfunction for us, which I would like to remedy. I am investigating it, but Shelley, Stephanie, I’m going to send you by email an Etsy code. I would be gratefulf you would please use it to order the monthly single free of charge. I will personally make sure you get the right Ruby Black.
Thanks very much! I am looking forward to trying it :)
Just placed my order yesterday and added the Iron Goddess that I wanted more of. Thanks! Though, as I already communicated to Mantra Tea previously, I think it is more than likely that the Ruby Black tea is just fine, but my sense of taste is off. I’ve started to notice a sort of woody/smoky flavor in at least three different black teas now that I previously though of as more sweet than woody. Maybe my palate has discovered a new side of itself? Anyway, this isn’t a bad thing for the teas, but just not the best flavor profile for me.
Shelley, we have also been thinking about this, and we agree that tastes change, and in addition there are differences in the batches even within the same season. They are hand-made, after all.
However, in this case, we think what also could have happened is that we accidentally sent you a different producer. Right now we are listing what we feel is our best Ruby Black, incidentally our most expensive. But in China they have a greater range of taste, and so we have also listed another producer – also award-winning. This, we may have accidentally sent to you.
Unfortunately if that is so, it will be some time before we can source that for you again. But let me know what you think of the one on the way, and how it matches up with the past experiences. Happy Steeps!