Ruby White

Tea: Ruby White Grower: Alfredo Lin Teamaker: Alfredo Lin Origin: Mingjian - Nantou, Taiwan Elevation: 300m (980ft) Cultivation: Natural (Organic, but no certification) Harvest Date: April 2019 (Spring) • • • Complex and well-balanced. Notes of sarsaparilla, camphor, and menthol. Light, well-rounded texture with long-lasting, cool menthol aftertaste. • • •   The Tea Ruby White is an innovative tea to Taiwan. Although the cultivar Ruby 18 is not new to Taiwan, it is typically processed into a black tea. Tea grower Alfredo Lin has noticed many changes in the climate where he grows his tea in Nantou County. He continues to process much of his harvest of 18 Ruby into black tea, he does experiment with new processing to see how the quality adjusts to the changes. Alfredo learned to craft black tea from Ruby #18 from Master Aones, the Taiwanese teamaster who first perfected and popularized the tea. Like many Taiwanese teamakers, Alfredo's background is in oolong tea. He quickly became an a