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Black Tea by Upton Tea Imports
The Sakhira garden is located in a remote area of Nepal, not far from the Ilam bazaar. Produced at altitudes ranging from 4,000-6,000 feet, teas from this garden are gaining a reputation worldwide for their fine quality. The leaf is well-made, with a neat appearance and a generous complement of tip. The liquor is complex, with muscatel notes, and hints of nuts and caramel.
Origin:
NepalSteeping Suggestions: –
Leaf Quantity: 2¼ g/cup
Water Temp: 212° (boiling)
Steep Time: 3 min.
First person to review this tea, woo! I picked up a sample of this from Upton along with a bunch of cheap green tea to make iced tea for the housemate (iced green is his new favorite).
This is really reminiscent of a darjeeling, just a hint of muscatel and lightly sweet. Slightly nutty and astringent. Still looking for more things like David’s Nepal Black but this is good!
mmmmm finally caught up on my tasting notes lol having this before we need to get ready to head out for board game saturday! Hopefully to be followed by sipdown sunday heh. I quite like this one though there’s a hint of something in it that takes away from the delicious tea base. I’m guessing it’s the muscatel? I’m not picking up any astringency in this one so that’s nice. Overall not a bad cup!
This really got my attention on first sip in a good way, tastes like clean, fresh hops to me.
