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drank Ceylon Gold by teakruthi
414 tasting notes

I usually enjoy white tea, but don’t drink it often for some reason. True to this pattern, I was eager to try a Sri Lankan white, but I’m posting this as my penultimate review for this company. Thanks to Teakruthi for the sample. I steeped two teaspoons of leaf in a 355 ml mug at 190F for 4.5, 6, and 10 minutes.

The dry aroma of these small, dark, not very typical white tea leaves is of autumn leaf pile and something tart. The first steep has notes of tart rhubarb, herbs, malt, autumn leaf pile, honey, and florals. The liquor is quite drying. The second steep is less tart and has a hint of rose, in accordance with Teakruthi’s description. The final steep is tart, floral, drying, and malty.

This is a pleasant if unusual white tea that’s more assertive than many similar teas from other countries. I can see people who don’t usually opt for white tea really liking this, as the malt and honey make it more akin to a black tea. While I can’t see myself drinking this regularly, I think its divergence from other white teas is fascinating.

Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Drying, Floral, Herbaceous, Honey, Malt, Rhubarb, Rose, Tart

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 30 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 355 ML
LuckyMe

Same here…I enjoy white tea but don’t drink it that much. Good thing it ages well.

Leafhopper

Exactly! Unlike green tea, which I also don’t tend to drink.

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LuckyMe

Same here…I enjoy white tea but don’t drink it that much. Good thing it ages well.

Leafhopper

Exactly! Unlike green tea, which I also don’t tend to drink.

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