“A sample from KittyLovesTea, and another one I left for fear of messing it up. I’m still not entirely sure how to treat it, “it” being a white tea left to oxidise. I plumped for treating it like a...” Read full tasting note
Grey Dragon Tea comes from the central Java highlands of Indonesia, from the tea state of Dewata, which translated into the local Indonesian language, means “ home of the Gods and Goddesses”, an apt name for this beautiful tea. Grey Dragon Tea is grown at attitudes of around 1000-1500m above sea level, grown in rolling hills of the tea estate, with breathtaking views and scenery.
This delicate tea is a bespoke blend for Twinings, and only 80-100 kgs is produced each year. The history of this tea is really interesting, as we discovered it purely by accident. In 2008, we were in Dewata to buy some White Tea, and the guys from the estate had been experimenting with a clone called Dewata 27, where the White Tea was picked and left to oxidise for more than 2 days, and the result was this fabulous Grey Dragon Tea.
- Taken from Twinings website BUT this is the same tea as sold by NBT. It’s just that Twinings offered more information about production and origin.
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