OOLONG TEA: Himalayan Shiiba, Nepal

Himalayan Shiiba
Organic oolong tea, Nepal

Flavour: buttery, umami, vegetal, floral
This tea is special to the Jun Chiyabari family. It is made from Japanese tea plants that were gifted to Jun Chiyabari in 2007 by Bachan and Lochan’s Japanese friend, H. Shiiba san, who sourced them from the mountains above his beloved Shiiba village in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. 

Harvested in April 2024, these sumptuous jade-green leaves infuse into an aromatic tea with a buttery, umami, vegetal and floral flavour.

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.

Preparation: Steep for 3 minutes at 80-90°. Three infusions. 

Need help deciding if this tea is for you?
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- or, include a sample size pouch of this tea in our Tea Sampler Box.

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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