Malawi Bvumbwe Handmade Treasure Black Tea

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Rating

81 / 100

Calculated from 5 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
Black Tea
Flavors
Autumn Leaf Pile, Bark, Biting, Black Currant, Black Pepper, Brown Sugar, Carrot, Cherry, Citrusy, Coriander Seed, Cream, Drying, Earth, Flowers, Herbs, Lemon, Lemon Zest, Malt, Mushrooms, Nutmeg, Oak, Orange, Orange Zest, Pleasantly Sour, Pumpkin, Raisins, Saffron, Sage, Spicy, Sweet Potatoes, Tannin, Tea, Thick, Wood, Citrus, Creamy, Herbaceous, Kale, Vegetal, Peppercorn, Wet Earth
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Caffeine
Not available
Certification
Organic
Typical Preparation
Use 7 oz / 207 ml of water
Set water temperature to 200 °F / 93 °C
Use 4 g of tea
Steep for 3 min, 0 sec
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4 Tasting Notes View all

“March 2014 harvest. Rich, robust, bright, complex and fleeting, highly structured. Tastes is somewhat like a mix of a bright and fruity Kenyan black with the savory and complex tastes of an...” Read full tasting note
“I believe I bought this tea in 2015, possibly because it was on sale and I wanted to try something from Africa. I couldn’t have known what I was in for. I steeped 5 g of leaf in a 120 ml teapot at...” Read full tasting note
“Very interesting tea from small farm in Africa. It is more of a oolong than black. The leaves are irregular in color, less or more dark. Taste is way too complex for a regular black. Still it...” Read full tasting note
“So, this was supposed to be posted yesterday, but I was super busy, swamped even, with deciding what I am doing with my life. No really, yours truly might be going on an epic adventure pretty soon!...” Read full tasting note

Description

A hand rolled, lightly oxidised black tea which posses a wonderful sweet taste of ripe fruit with orange notes.

Sourced direct from Satemwa Tea Estate in Malawi who are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of great tea production while caring for the local environment, providing their employees a fair wage and contributing to the local community.

Tasting Notes:

- Smooth texture

- Sweet ripe fruit taste with orange notes

Origin: Satemwa Tea Estate, Malawi, Africa

Brewing Advice:

- Heat water to roughly 95°C/203°F

- Use 1-2 tsps per cup/small teapot

- Brew for 3-4 minutes

- Always remove the leaves from the water once the tea has brewed

- Re-use the leaves multiple times and increase steeping time with each subsequent infusion

- Best without milk

We always recommend experimenting with any new tea, to find the parameters which suit you best.

Packaging: Aluminium ziplock bag to best protect the tea from outside air, moisture and smell while also easily resealed.

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