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drank Earth Ruby White Tea by Mountain Stream Teas
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Thanks for the sample derk :)
This is a very nice one, robust and tart with an expansive, strong and spicy aftertaste. At two years of age, it sits in an interesting spot and the profile is a mixed bag of minty/floral and fruity/tart. There’s also various mineral and woody notes as well as some malt and cinnamon in the aftertaste. I think it would have been interesting to track its progression and I think it could age pretty well too.

As much as I enjoy the flavours of this tea, I have to say its aroma and mouthfeel are somewhat underwhelming. It’s still the best tea from MST that I have tried though.

edit: In the end, I got 13 steeps out of this with several infusions being overbrewed. That’s a very good longetivity for a white tea with not that many buds I’d say. Also drinking this tea made me think that it could be interesting to press a cake of white tea from this cultivar. I wonder if anyone has done it.

Flavors: Bark, Cinnamon, Licorice, Malt, Mineral, Mint, Peach, Stonefruit, Wood

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 0 min, 15 sec 3 g 2 OZ / 50 ML
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derk
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You’re welcome. I recently bought a cake of ruby white from TTC.

Togo
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ah cool, I might get it if they still have it whenever the time comes for me to get some more oolongs.

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derk
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You’re welcome. I recently bought a cake of ruby white from TTC.

Togo
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ah cool, I might get it if they still have it whenever the time comes for me to get some more oolongs.

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Hi, I am a researcher in math, physics and computer science. Apart from teas and mathematics, I enjoy sports and traveling, as well as music of all kinds. Connect at https://rateyourmusic.com/~Togo

I had been drinking Japanese green tea for a while before discovering the world of tea in 2017. I rarely drink blends and generally avoid artificially scented teas. Other than that I try to keep it varied.

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