JUN CHIYABARI ROYALE HAND CRAFTED TIPS CERTIFIÉ BIO
Exceptional tea of great rarity which is produced with a small plot of the Jun Chiyabari plantation in Ramché, which hosts the first tea trees planted in the plantation in the year 2000. These tea trees, which are few in number, are of Chinese origin from of seeds, their origin is not documented. They produce very small leaves that have a completely unique taste, with really clear coconut notes, which vary in intensity and secondary notes depending on the date of harvest. This is a autumn flush, the coconut is here mixed with notes of leather, musk and powerful, all in a quite remarkable balance. One of the best teas we offer.
Garden: Jun Chiyabari, Nepal
Division: Ramché
Elevation: 1850m on average
Harvest time: Mornings
Weather: mixed
Season: Predominantly Summer
Quantity mfg: 9 kg
Cultivars / Varietal: Jun Chiyabari Original
Manufacture: Withered, hand-rolled, oxidized & dried but with some variation & modification in the crafting.
Description: Each harvest is hand crafted under the supervision of our tea maker to bring out the best of each season’s flavour and character to showcase the very best of the Nepali high mountain terroir. HRHT is our signature oxidized tea while batch J149-2021 is extra special because it is crafted from an exclusive varietal found only at Jun Chiyabari.
Character: A rich, sweet, aromatic tea with strong coconut cookie flavor.
Hot Infusion
a) 2 gram of tea leaves for every 100ml of water
b) 90 degrees centigrade water temperature
c) 5 minutes infusion time (4 minutes if someone prefers a lighter cup)
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 plantation:
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.