Many friends often tell us that the “Ruby Oolong Tea” they had before tasted better and is now hard to find. Why is that?
What is Ruby Oolong Tea?
Ruby Oolong Tea refers to Oolong tea with a deep golden-yellow color, even slightly red. Some say the green leaves with red edges of the tea leaves are also a characteristic of Ruby Oolong Tea. Simply put, Ruby Oolong Tea is well-crafted, fully fermented Oolong tea that tastes smooth and even has a hint of sticky rice aroma.
Is Ruby Oolong Tea good?
Whether a tea is good depends on personal taste. A poor tea-making process can also result in the phenomenon of Ruby Oolong Tea, such as a reddish tea broth. When tasted, it`s not refreshing, which is considered fake Ruby Oolong Tea. When consumers can`t tell the difference, it`s easy to misunderstand that Ruby Oolong Tea is not tasty. A good Ruby Oolong Tea should be sweet upon entry, refreshing, slightly astringent, and have a sticky rice aroma.
How does Ruby Oolong Tea come about?
Compared to regular Oolong tea, Ruby Oolong Tea is more fermented and has a deeper color. This is because, in the early tea-making environment, it was impossible to control the temperature. When the temperature was high, the fermentation of the tea leaves accelerated, and with insufficient manpower, it was easy to produce Ruby Oolong Tea. Dong Ding Mountain, with its highest elevation of over 700 meters, compared to mountains over 1000 meters, has a lower temperature, thus it is the main production area of Ruby Oolong Tea. The higher the temperature, the faster the fermentation speed of the tea leaves.
Why can`t we find good Ruby Oolong Tea now?
In the early days, without temperature control equipment, the fermentation speed was left to the tea leaves` own devices. With technological advances, it`s quite easy to obtain environmental temperature and humidity control equipment. By controlling the fermentation speed of tea leaves with good environmental temperature and humidity conditions, it can help improve tea quality and production efficiency.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Ruby Oolong Tea?
The advantage of Ruby Oolong Tea is its sweet aftertaste, slight sugar sweetness, and a hint of sticky rice aroma. The disadvantage is the lack of obvious floral scent and more astringency.
Aside from the flavor, the biggest advantage of Ruby Oolong Tea is that it`s more environmentally friendly. Because the tea is fully fermented, it only needs to be moisture-proof, not vacuum-packed, and is not easily spoiled. No matter what kind of tea, as long as you enjoy tasting it, it passes pesticide residue tests, and the price is right for you, then it`s good tea. That`s all for today`s sharing. See you next time.
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