Description
Try some of our most popular black teas.
3 packages of 2 oz each, this bundle includes:
Indian Masala Chai – Black Tea
Recently making a big splash in the US, this concoction alters the traditional flavors slightly to cater to more Western tastes, with a focus on ginger, cinnamon and vanilla. The aromas wafting out of this cup are fantastic, spicy enough to wake you up before you even take a sip.
“Masala Chai” simply means “mixed-spice tea,” and across North India it can be found in countless local secret-recipe variations. The most common combination is cinnamon, cardamom, clove, nutmeg, and black pepper. These five spices, sometimes called “panch masala” (literally “five mixed-spice”), also provided the name for exotically-spiced fruit “punch” and are ubiquitous in Indian cooking, especially sweets.
Traditionally boiled in huge metal kettles with whole milk and loads of sugar, chai is poured from high up to aerate and cool it, served in tiny glasses or clay bowls with a pinch of fresh masala on top, and enjoyed frequently throughout the day.
Steeping Time – 3 Minutes
Water Temp – 212 F
Black tea, ginger root, cinnamon, green cardamom, ginger and vanilla flavors.
Chinese Yunnan: Imperial 1st Grade Black
Small, tightly rolled leaves with golden tips produce a dark, sweet and fragrant cup. This tea is earthy yet very smooth, with a honey aroma and smoky-caramel flavor profile. These premium organic leaves make an exceptional milk-and-sugar breakfast cup, or a fantastic iced tea.
Located in the southwestern cloud-forest mountains of China, Yunnan province is the original home of the tea tree – in the wild, what we know as “bushes” can grow up to 30 feet tall! This tippy variety is from a cultivated bush, typically less than 6 feet tall, of exceptional quality – a tea perfected through ancient tradition.
Steeping Time – 3 Minutes
Water Temp – 212 F
Tippy Yunnan black tea.
Chinese Qimen: “Grand Keemun” Black
Hailing from Qimen county (spelled “Keemun” on old maps), named after Mount Qi which provides perfect conditions for tea cultivation in Anhui province, this exceptionally refined black tea has been mellowed through a unique local recipe with particularly slow withering and oxidizing, giving it gently nuanced flavors and aromas.
A superb step above the classic black teas, “Grand Keemun” is perfect for those who love a deep red cup with full-bodied flavor, malty and caramel. There are cocoa, rose and other subtle floral notes, and just enough smoky complexity to make every cup an exciting taste experience, but it is the sweetness of this tea that makes it stand out. Even the aroma is like honey and berries, and a cup steeped with extra leaves will come out dark, rich, velvety, almost fruity in its sugary mouth-feel.
Perfect for iced tea, try it with lemon and honey. Also very good with milk and sugar.
This tea is one of Tyler’s favorites – and available at a bargain price!
Steeping Time – 3 Minutes
Water Temp – 212 F
Whole leaf black tea
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