“Made a quick and dirty cold brew of this before leaving the house yesterday morning. About a tablespoon of leaves unceremoniously dumped into the bottom of a 16 ounce double-walled glass thermos,...” Read full tasting note
“I agree with most of the previous reviews for this tea: it is indeed smooth, not astringent at all and full of stone fruit (plum, apricot, cherry), raisins and baked apples. The best part is the...” Read full tasting note
“If you want to get me excited about a tea, put “stonefruit” in the description. The story of a guy reviving an old tea farm also won me over. This is the spring 2019 harvest. I somehow thought you...” Read full tasting note
“Yet another swap from Togo, thank you. Autumn 2017 harvest. The dry leaf isn’t very fragrant. There is a dominant dried sour cherry and prune note with some malt in the background. Wet leaf...” Read full tasting note
An aromatic smooth sweet tea with a stone fruit taste, which is very receptive to extended brew times without any detectable bitterness or astringency.
I’m very excited to offer the very first Georgian tea I’ve sourced direct. Davit Tenieshvili resurrected a small abandoned 80 year old tea garden and built a custom wooden tea processing unit.
The end results are most impressive with the tea of a very consistent quality, delivering a clear well defined fruity taste, unique to teas of Georgia.
I’ve named this tea ‘Phoenix’ in recognition of Davit bringing an old abandoned tea garden back to life. Davit’s efforts are symbolic of Georgia’s wider tea industry finding new life after the tea industry’s death post Soviet Union, which saw production fall by 98% and farmable tea land decline by 85%.
Tasting Notes:
- Good fruity aroma
- Smooth sweet taste with stone fruit notes
- No astringency or bitterness
Harvest: Summer 2017
Origin: Ozurgeti, Guria, Georgia
Farmer: Davit Tenieshvili
Sourced: Direct from the farmer
Cultivar: A mix of the old Georgian cultivars
Picking: Hand
Processing: Wooden machinery constructed by Davit Tenieshvili
Brewing Advice:
- Heat water to roughly 95°C/203°F
- Use 2 teaspoon per cup/small teapot
- Brew for 4 minutes
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