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Ruby GAPU Tea Cake
Ruby GAPU Tea Cake
Ruby GAPU Tea Cake

Ruby GAPU Tea Cake

$6.00

Ruby GAPU Tea Cake

These beautifully sun-dried Ruby 18 cultivar leaves have been processed in a hybrid GABA and Sheng Puer processing style to create a flavor profile that we have never had in any other tea we have had on the site. This tea surprises with ripe, red stone fruit, thick and rich sheng style mouthfeel with a red oolong like finish. Then, deep in the aftertaste, the unmistakably classic hint of Ruby 18 mint appears! Pressed into a cake for aging, this tea is fascinating meld of Chinese, Taiwanese and Japanese styles of tea making.

It is both strong and soft, rich and light, oolong fruitiness with young sheng bite. We are very happy to offer this uniquely processed tea for you to enjoy!

Elevation: 400m

Status: Agrochemical Free Grown

Cultivar: TRES #18, Ruby 18

Season: Spring 2021

Method: Hand picked, processed on site, medium batch

Oxidization: GABA Oolong/Sheng Puer Hybrid Processing

Region: Mingjian, Nantou

Recommend Brewing Style:

Gong Fu Style: 3-5g per 100ml, ~100C(205f) water, 30, 45, 60 then add 5-10 seconds steeps in gaiwan. Lasts 3-6 steeps.

Western Style: 3g per 100ml, ~95C(205f) water for 1 minute. Lasts 2-3 steeps 

Customer Reviews

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Anonymous

A very special tea. The first steeps start with the characteristic gaba aroma’s. The further you get into your session the more special it becomes. A deep intense taste of dark fruit, cookies and the minty aftertaste of the ruby #18 cultivar. You also get a slight scent of whiskey aged on wooden barrels. A must try! Especially when you do it kung fu style with short steeps.

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Louis Prager
Hopefully ages nicely

I prefer the Sun Moon Ruby 18 black for drinking now. The Ruby GAPU cake seems to need time to age, hopefully this helps. I expected it would need some time, that is part of the fun of investing in a press cake.

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ERNEST March
Another Fine Tea

A high quality tea that I am really enjoying. If you like Ruby #18 and sheng puer you'll love this unique combination. I drink alot of Yunnan sheng puer and the sweetness of this cake is a nice contrast.

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