Sikkim First Flush Black Tea

Name: Sikkim First Flush Black Tea
Brand: Rare Tea Company Tea
Price: 11.49 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

$11.49

(57¢ per cup)

Style

25g Pouch

Quantity

The first pick after the snow melts in the Himalayas, and the bushes start to produce their first new leaves. This loose leaf tea is bright, clean, delicate with a highly perfumed nose.

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27 November 2020

Stacey H.

United States

Exquisite flavor

I gravitate to the Sikkim on particularly stressful work days - it is the perfect tea to take a moment to reset. Try both recommended green-style and black-style infusions for a different, delightful tasting experience.

Sikkim First Flush Black Tea

23 October 2018

Karina

A delightful uplifting tea

I truly loved the Sikkim, refreshingly light & floral yet with a surprising richness, a delightful uplifting tea.

Sikkim First Flush Black Tea

Tasting Notes

Crafted as a black tea it is lighter, more ethereal than later harvests - almost like a silky green tea but with heady florals, deep richness and all the verdant sweetness of spring. It infuses to a pale golden cup.

Quantity

Use 0.09oz of leaf per 5.1fl oz of water (2.5g per 150ml).

Temperature

For a green style infusion use 167°F (75°C) water.

For a black style infusion use water at 185°F (85°C).

Time

Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.

Infusions

You can infuse this tea at least twice. With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.

Cost Per Cup

57¢ per cup based on 0.09oz of leaf per 5.1fl oz of water and 2 infusions.

India

Sikkim

A close neighbour of Darjeeling, Sikkim is nested high in the green slopes of the Himalayas, between Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and West Bengal.

In 2016 the entire state achieved full conversion to organic agriculture - being the first and only state in India to achieve this distinction. The environmental credentials continue with the banning of plastic water bottles.

Thriving

Temi Tea Garden

Among the green hills tea thrives. On the Temi Tea Garden, the local Lepcha people cultivate and craft a tea that is truly outstanding.