Flavour profile: Smooth and fruity Assam character, with a delicious rich taste and enough strength to take milk well!
Strength: 4/5, Astringency: 2/5, Sweetness: 2/5
Leaf: Very fine and even sized soot black leaves with a few fine golden tips.
Produced: Summer harvest, 2020
Origin: Tezpore & Gogra Estate, Assam, India.
Tea Cultivar: Camellia Assamica varietals Elevation: 230 - 280 ft
Background: Lying either side of the mighty Brahmaputra River in North Eastern India, the tea gardens of Assam have a wet tropical climate producing this tea's unique malty taste.
Our 2020 2nd flush Assam comes from the Tezpore and Gogra Tea Estate lying on flat plains north of the Brahmaputra and just south of mountainous Wildlife Reserves where hornbills, tigers and elephants roam. This TGFOP1 graded picking produces a pleasing smooth cup offering the best of Assam flavour at a good price.
Brewing guide: 3.5grams per 200ml. See brewing guide on the main black tea page.
