DARK TEA: Satemwa Dark, Malawi

Satemwa Dark
Dark tea, Malawi

Flavour: chocolate, hummus, musk, sun-baked soil, berry 
This special tea from Satemwa Tea Estate is believed to be the only dark tea made in Africa. Lightly-oxidised leaves are moistened, heaped into bags and left to ferment in a warm, dark room. They are turned every few weeks, then dried. This process creates a ‘ripe/shou pu-erh’ style tea that releases fascinating aromas when steeped. This is Satemwa’s April 2021 harvest.

Founded in 1923, Satemwa is a small, family-run tea estate in Malawi, Africa. Satemwa is certified by Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance and has a strong focus on sustainability and ethical tea production.

Infusions: specialty tea leaves can all be steeped at least twice, and often more, so each 3 gram serve (150 mls - a standard teacup size), will give you two cups ('infusions') if you steep the leaves twice. On the back of your pouch under 'Steep', you can find the number of infusions for your tea.

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