Yet another wonderful speciality from the country of the Himalaya: Himalayan Black, a black tea from the tea plantation Jun Chiyabari. This quality is not only black, but also produced by a special method. Handmade and thoroughly fermented, this tea represents an Oolong-like leaf structure, long and slightly twisted with many copper-coloured tips. The infusion itself unfolds a strong, spicy scent followed by a mouth-watering cup with expressive, mildly sweet caramel and cocoa notes as well as a hint of malt.
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Probably one of the most unusual tea specialities in terms of production as well as character is produced almost entirely by hand in the Province of Fujian. Immediately after withering the still moist leaves are heated shortly in milk water steam, which conserves the pretty, lightly olive-green leaf and cup colour and invokes the distinct creamy scent and taste. Subsequently, the leaves are rolled manually and dried. An extremely mellow tea, which are sure, will quickly win over many new lovers.
This tea is a further jewel from the immense treasure vault of Chinese specialities. For more than 100 years, this tea has been produced in the southaest of the Chinese mountains at altitude of about 1,000 m. After the traditional hand plucking, this tea is only fermented for a very short time, in order to save the tea's "green soul". The very homogenous leaf of a light green colour offers a further particularity in the silvery, shimmering back of the leaf. The thorough "two leaves and a bud" plucking is clearly visible. The cup shimmers light green with a slight shade of champagne. The taste is spicy with a mild, slightly fruity note. A treat of the special kind.
Yellow tea is traditionally only half- or partially-fermented, and is comparable to Oolong tea. During production, the experienced tea master must rely on his instinct in order to stop the oxidation process at exactly the right moment. Due to its stimulating effect and its many pleasant qualities, consumption of this tea remained a privilege of the Buddhist monks for a long time. Our quality has an open, multi-coloured leaf with bronze, golden-brown and green shades, similar to the Pai Mu Tan. The cup colour offers a unique kaleidoscope of colours in apricot. The taste is mild with a hint of Papaya and an underlying spiciness.
A soft, well-balanced, sweet flavour which reminds of chocolate.
The word Oolong means "black dragon" and bears an indication of the particular production method. This select Oolong speciality fascinates with its beautiful, open and very carefully processed leaf. The many silvery-white tips are high-grade, unfermented leaf tips. They do not only look good, but also give a very remarkable tenderness to the tea. The elegant, very harmonious and flowery aroma is the reason why so many tea experts call it "champagne among the teas". An absolute dream for Oolong specialists!
We are glad to introduce you to this Japanese Sencha from controlled organic cultivation! A good, regular tea with small leaf portions and dark-green character is presented to us from a market which is not always easy. The shining yellow infusion offers us a mild-aromatic typical Sencha.
This very fine tea is from one of the highest plantations in Darjeeling and was the first plantation ever to be awarded a gold medal for excellent product quality in 1884. Ideal climatic conditions favour the above-average produce. This tea is of the finest quality, with many tips and the typical flowery, nutty flavour and taste of Darjeeling teas.
An absolute rarity from one of the top plantations within Darjeeling. The leaves for this tea come from Chinese shrubs and are carefully plucked in very small quantities and processed in a very special manner. The shiny, bronze-coloured infusion, the very flowery flavour and its extremely mild, fully aromatic taste impart an unmistakable character to this tea and treat fastidious tea connoisseurs to a real pleasure. The large, open Oolong leaf with many slightly different wood colours and the longish silvery tips leave no wishes unfulfilled.
From one of the highest plantations of the world, we would like to introduce this unusual Darjeeling Oolong with a typical first flush character! These leaves are excellently worked, slightly open and curly and contain large parts of silvery-white leaf tips and darker, fully fermented leaf portions. This excellent tea pleases with its soft and, at the same time, lively and highly aromatic taste experience and has a nutty aftertaste.
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