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JUN CHIYABARI HIMALAYAN BLACK
This very oxidized tea is Jun Chiyabari's answer to various breakfast teas such as Ceylon, Grand Yunnan, Assam, and other teas with power, tannin, body, perfect for waking up. The difference here is that it is the best in this style. It's fresh, full of golden buds, with a length in the mouth that will follow you for long minutes.
Garden: Jun Chiyabari, Nepal
Division: Ramché, Bokré, Nigalé & Chulachuli
Elevation: 1850m on average
Harvest date: Multiple dates
Harvest time: Morning & afternoon
Weather: mixture of rain, cloud, sun
Season: Summer & Autumn
Quantity mfg: 130 kg
Cultivars / Varietal: Mixed clonal
Manufacture: Withered, lengthy rolling, oxidization and drying.
Description: This dark oxidized tea is crafted by our tea master using techniques developed by us. Once manufacture is complete, it is then cut to size by machine.
Character: A combination of rich cocoa flavor with hints of woody spices and floral undertones. We highly recommend using this HB to make milk-tea as well. It result is a smooth cup akin to hot chocolate with a sprinkle of matching spices. There is no need to add any masala/spice at all.
Milk Tea
a) Mix 200ml milk and 200ml water & boil in a stainless-steel deep pot
b) Turn off the heat once the liquid is boiling
c) Add 8 gm HB leaf to the broth & cover the pot with a lid
d) 5 minutes infusion time
e) Decant broth over a strainer & into a pre-warmed tea pot & serve
Hot Infusion
a) 2 gram of tea leaves for every 100ml of water
b) 90 – 95 degrees centigrade water temperature
c) 4 minutes infusion time (5 minutes if someone prefers a stronger 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.
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