The Hand Rolled Himalayan Tips are an extremely high-quality black tea from southeastern Nepal. Nepal is still a young tea-growing region and, for us, a region on the move: the Nepalese are motivated to create a tea culture all of their own – rather than just a copy of the famous Darjeeling teas. For this tea, the fine leaf shoots are picked by skilled hands and then lovingly rolled by hand, which sadly has become very rare today. Only very small quantities are processed each year.
Taste
The Hand Rolled Himalayan Tips have a very floral and fresh aroma, quite similar to high-quality Darjeeling teas. Freshly brewed, the tea tastes very fruity, light and refreshing. As it cools down a little, citrus notes come to the fore. On top of that comes a pleasantly spicy note.
Origin
This tea comes from the Jun Chiyabari tea garden in southeastern Nepal. Founded in 2000 and therefore still very young, the tea garden produces top-quality teas close to the Indian border and the famous Darjeeling tea region. One of Jun Chiyabari’s great hallmarks is its love of experimenting: teas like the Hand Rolled Himalayan Tips or our Imperial Black are quite unusual for the Himalayan region.
- Origin: southeastern Nepal
- Tea garden: Jun Chiyabari
- Harvest: hand-picked and hand-rolled
- Caffeine: high
Preparation
Ideally, steep the Hand Rolled Himalayan Tips using 6 g of tea leaves to 500 ml of boiling water for 2 minutes. Warm your cup and teapot beforehand so the tea doesn’t cool down too quickly. Enjoy this Nepalese rarity!
Tasting video
You can find out more about this enchanting tea from the Himalayas in the tasting video (in German).
Discover more
You can read more about the tea garden in our blog article Jun Chiyabari (in German). Our chocolatey Himalayan Imperial Black also comes from there.
