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Denise's Fine Tea

Assam Borengajuli - black tea

Assam Borengajuli - black tea

Regular price $14.50 CAD
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100% USDA ORGANIC
Origin: India
Antioxidant Level: very high
Caffeine Level: medium

INFUSION: bright and tending coppery

CUP CHARACTERISTICS: a flavoury, bright and full bodied tea with superb malty highlights. Some term this character as jammy. A good self drinking tea that is suitable anytime of the day.

STORY: deep in the jungles that grow along the banks of the Brahmaputra, within clear eyeshot of the Himalayas, lies fabled Borengajuli Estate. Borengajuli has long been the talk of the Assam tea trade, and not just because of its picture perfect surroundings, exceptional air and stunning colonial era bungalows, although these certainly don't hurt its reputation. Rather, Borengajuli made its name via the outstanding tea it produces, the result of a painstaking "natural cloning" process. Some time ago, the nuance and malted character of the resulting teas were considered so fine that Borengajuli was chosen to participate in the pilot project to vacuum pack teas at the Estate level. We'll examine both the natural cloning and vac-pack process below.

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