Black Tea – Golden Tips (Spring Harvest)

-Origin: Ilam, Nepal
-Ingredients: Camilia Senensis
-Type: Black; Made from young leaves and unopened buds which are oxidized to a brilliant gold. It infuses to a deep amber liquor with a rich, fruity taste with tantalizing hints of smoke, and ends with a sweet, crisp finish
-Character: Fresh, Youthful tenderness, Layers of rich honey, malt, and cocoa, Mildly astringent, Recognizable taste and mouthfeel
-Suggested food pairing: White meat or poultry, Lasagna, Rye bread
-Harvest season: Spring

This is the first harvest after dormancy from November through January. The plucking time beings around February and goes thru mid-April. Some call this the “First Flush” or “Easter Flush.” This is the very first plucking of a tea plant’s harvest season. The new growth leaves plucked during this flush are the youngest and most tender part of the tea plant and are said to yield the purest and freshest cup of tea that plant is capable of producing.