OOLONG TEA: Himalayan Moon Drops - 2025, Nepal - organic

Himalayan Moon Drops
Organic oolong tea, Nepal

Flavour: floral, woody, milky, vegetal ~ light-bodied
Leaves from Japanese and Chinese tea plant cultivars are crafted into this open-leaf, lightly oxidised oolong, taking inspiration from Taiwan’s ‘paochong’ style of tea.

The infused tea releases a high floral aroma. When sipped, notes of flowers, pine wood, warmed milk and hints of green vegetables intermingle, creating a captivating, sensory experience. May 2025 harvest tea from Jun Chiyabari.

Jun Chiyabari, meaning ‘Moonlit tea garden’, is a family run, high mountain tea estate led by brothers Bachan and Lochan Gyawali. The tea plants are set in small plots scattered between forests, bamboo groves, boulders and streams, at an altitude of 1650m to 2100m in Dhankuta, east Nepal. The terroir, the brothers’ commitment to organic production and careful processing creates rare, high quality, light and aromatic full-leaf teas. Organic certification by IMO.

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Preparation: Steep for 3 minutes at 90°. Three infusions. 

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.

If you infuse your leaves at least twice, your pouch will give you the following cups of tea (or more if you infuse your leaves more times):

50 grams - 33 cups
100 grams - 66 cups
200 grams - 133 cups

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