Tea: Chabbesey Black

Grower: Ekta Organic Growers

Origin: Chabbesey, Nepal

Harvest Date: June 2014

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A high-altitude black tea with a FTGFOP1 (Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe) designation. Grown in Nepal, on the other side of the tea fields in Darjeeling. The abundance of tips gives this tea a powerful but layered flavor, with grapefruit and malt notes with a floral, radish fragrance. Full-bodied but refined, with lingering fragrance and a slight menthol finish.

Nepal is ideal for tea, with high altitudes and tea-making expertise from nearby China and India. Now it is trying to make a name for itself in the tea industry after being a little-known supplier to India, and its specialty teas are producing strange and complex profiles like these.

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Recommended Brewing Instructions: Use 2tsp (~5g) per 250ml cup.
Brew for 1 minute.

- 195F for a lighter, sweeter profile with floral fragrance and a buttery undertone.

- 205F for a fuller profile, with heavier molasses, cacao and grapefruit notes.

This tea can be rebrewed up to 4 times, with hotter water and longer infusions.