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Black

Oolong

Nepal Silver Tips Oolong
2011 Late Spring

Nepal
30-40% Oxidation
Open leaf style ( with some twist )
Sweet, robust, slightly stone-fruit flavor
Clean, floral aroma with notes of apricot and plum
Golden amber liquor

4 oz	8 oz	16 oz
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Our Nepal Silver Tips Oolong is grown at an impressively high altitude in Eastern Nepal from tea gardens whose leaf is primarily manufactured into black tea.

Tea leaf grown in throughout the Himalaya requires a long growing season, which stretches well into autumn. Because of the south-facing orientation of these tea gardens, the flush often starts in February (though more normally in March). This long growing cycle, coupled with the high elevation location and clear air, ensures tea that has clarity, richness, and body that is smooth and rich.

In terms of style, the tea artisans in the Himalaya (Darjeeling, Sikkim, and Nepal) often manufacture black tea at a reduced oxidation level that sometimes encourages roughness or sharp astringency in the cup. While this style of black tea is not favored by everyone, this inclination toward partial oxidation of the leaf becomes very desirable in this oolong. Several Nepalese producers are now introducing open leaf style oolong production as a perfect class of tea for their delicious, high-altitude leaf.

We are very excited to have this oolong. It fills a niche in the ‘trinity of oolongs’ that is becoming difficult to fill as Taiwanese and Fujianese tea producers focus more on semiball-rolled and strip style oolong manufacture over this classic, lighter and softer open leaf style.

We think that this tea is simply delicious and very satisfying!

Use 1.25 Tablespoons (2-3 grams) of tea per each 6oz water
Steep 1-3 infusions at 2-3 minutes each.
Water temperature should be 180˚ - 195˚ F