Style: Black
Origin: Sungma Estate, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Description: The Estate is located at high altitude in the Rung Bong valley, famous for growing tea considered to be of exclusive quality. The climate is cool and misty with temperature ranging from 3 degrees Celsius in winter to the high twenties in the summer. It has annual rainfall of 2500 to 3000 mm during July to September – an environment which is ideal for producing high-quality leaves with a balance of fruity and floral notes, a golden liquor, and excellent aroma.
Having an altitude of up to 5,600 feet places Sungma among the highest reaching gardens in Darjeeling district. The thin air, cool climate, and mist help produce the kind of complexity that a multiplicity of flavour compounds, nutrients, amino acids, and antioxidants that the leaves render. The combination of China, China Hybrid, and Clonal bushes ensure that the flavour remains distinctive and quality high.
Tasting Notes: This tea encapsulate the complexity of the Himalayan terroir with a delicate musky sensation on the palate reminding one of falling leaves. A classic malt emerges from the cup with a gentle earthy sweetness.
Brewing Instructions: 2g cup. 100ºC water. Steep for 3-5 minutes or more depending on your preference of flavour.
Organic
China has a rich and ancient tradition of producing high quality teas of all varieties, and black tea is no exception. This is where tea culture and industry, as we know it, began nearly 2,000 years ago.
Known as ‘Red Tea’ in China, the tea leaves from the Camellia sinensis sinensis plant are smaller and finer than their Indian counterparts, the Camellia sinensis assamica, and prefer cooler mountainous regions. Usually plucked by hand and gently processed, the end result are exquisitely fragrant teas with lesser levels of astringency and a soft body.
Several Chinese provinces are famous for their regional tea selections: Fujian Province is home to the well-known, pine-smoked Lapsang Souchong, while Keemun tea, the official choice of the British Queen, is produced in Anhui Province. Yunnan province produces the ever-popular varieties of Yunnan black tea and is also the region where China started its tea cultivation.
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