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So, I think this may be the same product as listed and reviewed by others 7–8 yr ago at:
http://steepster.com/teas/beautiful-taiwan-tea-company/72057-red-jade-highest-quality

This was the expected wiry strands of large, intact black tea leaves of the famous hybrid variety grown in Nantou County, Taiwan. BUT mine were not labeled as “highest quality” nor as an oolong. Maybe it has to do with the production year? Mine was the Summer 2020 harvest, and I bought it 3 yr ago, so the BTTC description might have been different then as well, but I didn’t think to capture it back then.

I steeped 2.5 g in 4 oz alpine spring water at 90°C for 2 min, 4 times in succession. Great malty aroma, flavors of malt, brown sugar, mineral and assamic heritage that nicely complemented my breakfast of Lucky Charms cereal (oat puffs with marshmallow bits). Not bitter or astringent, and not as pleasing as other TRES #18 teas I’ve had, but still very good. I finished off the leaves with additional steepings with boiling water, to get another two cups of good tea.

Flavors: Brown Sugar, Malt, Mineral, Raisins, Tea

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 2 min, 0 sec 2 g 4 OZ / 118 ML

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Pan-American: Left-coast reared (on Bigelow’s Constant Comment and Twinings’ Earl Grey) and right-coast educated, I’ve used this moniker (and Email) since the glory days of AOL in the 90’s, reflecting two of my lifelong loves—tea and ‘Trek. Now a midwestern science guy (right down to the Hawaiian shirts), I’m finally broadening the scope of my sippage and getting into all sorts of Assamicas, from mainstream Assam CTCs to Taiwan blacks & TRES varietals, to varied Pu’erhs. With some other stuff tossed in for fun. Love reading other folks’ tasting notes (thank you), I’ve lurked here from time to time and am now adding a few notes of my own to better appreciate the experience. You can keep the rooibos LoL! Note that my sense of taste varies from the typical, for example I find stevia to be unsweet and bitter. My revulsion to rooibos may be similarly genetic.
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