Tea

Camellia sinensis

₹ 249 / 100g

PROVENANCE LEDGER NIL-TEA-001

FIRST HANDS Raman & Family

DIRECT PRICE PAID ₹558/kg (60% above local rate)

TERROIR & ELEVATION The Nilgiris (2,600m)

GEO-COORDINATES 11°24′N, 76°42′E

METHOD & PURITY Picked by hand, fully oxidized.

Sensory & Chemical Profile

AROMA

Damp malt, forest honey, eucalyptus tree bark

FLAVOR

Rich copper body, mild astringency, sweet honey finish

"The same plant makes green tea and black tea both. The difference is entirely in what happens after picking. One leaf was allowed to oxidize until it darkened. The other was stopped first."