RubyGABA Black Tea, Taiwan

GABA black tea, also sold as Jiayelong or Ruby GABA, made from Taiwanese high-mountain oolong leaf. The leaf goes through a long anaerobic (oxygen-free) GABA fermentation, which gives it a red-brown to red-black colour and tightly rolled pellets.

In the cup it is mellow and smooth, with a honey-sour taste: a woody honey sweetness with a fruity sour edge, an orange-yellow liquor, and a long, lasting sweet aftertaste. A good tea for a gaiwan, and for after meals or an afternoon cup.

Brew with hot water, about 100 degrees.