EARL GREEN TEA
(Green Tea with natural flavors
)
Country of Origin: |
Sri Lanka | ||
Region: | Kandy District | ||
Shipping Port: |
Colombo | ||
Grade: |
Young Hyson – Elpitiya Estate | ||
Altitude: |
Medium Grown: 2500-3000 feet above sea level | ||
Manufacture Type: |
Green Tea – Orthodox style | ||
Infusion: | Pale yellow green | ||
Cup Characteristics: |
The tea tends light liquoring but fresh and
smooth with reasonable depth and body. The perfect marriage of all natural bergamot flavoring and
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Ingredients: | 100% |
Information:
The base tea for this delightful flavored green tea comes from a small tea
estate in
The manufacture of this Hyson green tea commences with the fresh leaf being fed onto the Panner whose primary function (through the use of heat) is to arrest the fermentation of the leaf and make it more suitable for the subsequent manufacturing (leaf handling). The leaf extracted from the Panner is passed onto the Moon Type Rollers for a 20 to 25 minute pre-condition rolling. On completion of rolling, the leaf is passed through a primary stage tea drier at low temperature to remove the excess moisture. Following the primary drier stage, the green leaf is fed into the Ball Tea Driers for the final drying and formation of the green tea. This process is long, often taking up to eight to twelve hours depending upon the ambient humidity. The dried green tea is then graded according to the size and the appearance of the leaf. The main tea grades made at this estate are: Gunpowder Special Grade, Gunpowder grade 1, Chunmee, Sowmee and Young Hyson.
Traditionally Earl
Grey was a blend of Chinese and Indian teas scented with the oil from the citrus
bergamot fruit - a sort of orange. Tradition Schmition! – Lets have Earl Green
Tea! The stories of Earl Grey are numerous. One such tale tells how a British
diplomat on a mission to
Hot tea brewing method: When preparing by the cup, this tea can be used repeatedly-about 3 times. The secret is to use water that is about 180’F or 80’C. Place 1 teaspoon in your cup let the tea steep for about 3 minutes and then begin enjoying a cup of enchantment - do not remove the leaves from the cup. Once the water level is low - add more water, and so on and so on - until the flavor of the tea is exhausted.
Alternatively as with all top quality teas, scoop 2-4 teaspoons of tea into the teapot, pour in boiling water that has been freshly drawn (previously boiled water has lost most of its oxygen and therefore tends to be flat tasting), steep for 2-4 minutes (to taste), stir (virtually all the leaves will sink), pour into your cup but do not add milk or sugar since green tea is enjoyed ‘straight-up’.
Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water.]