Oolong tea with a fairly strong oxidation. This tea has very flowery flavors, which can be compared to the best high mountain Taiwanese teas. The quality of the leaves is exceptional, Japanese and Taiwanese tea bushes were harvested to produce this tea.
Garden: Jun Chiyabari, Nepal
Division: Ramché & Nigalé
Elevation: 1850m
Harvest date: 05th September 2021
Harvest time: Morning
Weather: Sunny morning & rain in the afternoon
Season: Summer
Packing date: 22nd September 2021
Quantity mfg: 3 kg
Cultivars / Varietal: A combination of unique cultivars and seed varietals
Manufacture: Wilted, bruised, oxidized, panned & rolled before drying but with some variation & modification in the crafting.
Description: HMD is a partially oxidized tea using a combination of unique tea varietals and experimental tea crafting.
Character: Complex aroma suggesting orchid, gardenia & jasmine and taste of lemon, peach and apricot, this tea is a delight to the senses
Hot Infusion
a) 2 gram of tea leaves for every 100ml of water
b) 80 degrees centigrade water temperature
c) 4 minutes infusion time (3 minutes for those who like it light)
d) For this tea, we also recommend Gung-fu style multiple infusion in a Gaiwan or small pot, in which case, increase leaf to water ratio to 3 or 4 gm / 100ml.
Cold Infusion
a) 10 gram of tea leaves for every 1000 ml of water
b) Infuse with refrigerated cold water in a glass jar / container
c) Refrigerate overnight (between 12 to 15 hours)
d) Decant into a chilled & empty glass jar / container and continue refrigerating until ready to drink or serve in chilled champagne tulip glass
Texts provided by Jun Chiyabari Tea Garden, tea photo taken by THEINE, all other photos are credited to Jun Chiyabari Tea Garden
The Jun Chiyabari Garden, literally the tea garden illuminated by the full moon, was created in 2000 with the aim of establishing a certified organic high-altitude tea plantation on the Himalayan slopes of eastern Nepal. The garden is located around the small town of Hilé in the district of Dhankuta at an altitude varying from 1450 to 2200 meters. Darjeeling Gardens are about 100 km as the crow flies from the plantation.
The garden is spread over a hundred hectares for a production of only 15 to 20 tons per year, which is very little in ratio. This is explained by tea trees planted in nature, without disturbing it, and a reasoning of non-intensive cultivation, with a permanent search for optimal quality.
Bachan Gyawali, owner of the plantation and our direct contact, told us how over the years different cultivars from the best regions of East Asia have been planted at Jun Chiyabari. Indeed, tea plants from China, Taiwan, and even Japan have been acclimatized to the extraordinary terroir of Nepal to produce today some of the best organic teas in the world.
