This is such a great tea. It almost doesn’t matter how long you steep it as it is very hard to make it bitter. It is black tea but looks so pale in the cup. It resteeps well, yet is so flavorful. It really surprises me every time when I see the color and then sip, at how strong the flavor is.
This is a black tea made in a place that is famous for excellent oolongs, and it shines like a star. I have had several Ruby 18 varieties, and they have been different, but this is one of my top two, and is available at a store only 110 minutes away. It reminds me a little of a great Formosa oolong, an Oriental Beauty.
