Description
This smoked tea comes from Kangra, India's northwestern region. It is made from tea plants of the Camellia Sinensis Sinensis variety. After going through all of the usual steps for making black tea, it is smoked with pine wood.
A velvety, sweet, and slightly bitter black tea. Its lightly smoked and woody notes are complemented by vegetal and camphoric undertones.
Features
- Origin:
- Kangra, India
- Tea color:
- Black tea
Tasting notes
Feuille sèche
Appearance: small regular leaves
Color: mix of dark and light green
Notes: wood smoke, camphor
Infusion
Notes: wood smoked, woody, cooked vegetable
Liqueur
Color: golden
Texture: velvety
Flavor: sweet, fine bitterness
Notes: wood-smoked (hinoki), woody, spicy, vegetal and camphor hints
Suggestion of preparation
With the tasting set: 4' minutes in water heated to 185°F - 85°C.
Grands Crus: savour the exceptional
Rare and ephemeral, teas identified as Grands Crus by Palais des Thés are the result of alchemy between a tea plant variety, its terroir and the talent of an artisan grower. Meticulously plucked, processed and sourced in the most respected tea gardens, our Grands Crus unveil unique flavours that reflect the refinement of their origins.