Description
Lizahill is a variety grown in the Risheehat tea garden in Darjeeling. It spans 260 hectares at an altitude ranging from 1500 to 1700 meters. This tea is produced using cultivars from clonal tea plants known for their complex and intense flavors.
This well-balanced first flush Darjeeling offers fresh almond and rose notes that emerge with a powdery texture, resulting in a lingering finish.
Features
- Origin:
- Darjeeling, India
- Tea color:
- Black Tea
Tasting notes
Dry leaf
Appearance: small twisted leaves and buds
Liquor
Color: golden
Texture: powdery
Flavor: fine acidity
Notes: almond (fresh almonds), floral (rose geranium), peas, cooked vegetal (artichoke)
Suggestion of preparation
Prepare this tea warm:
With the teapot or the tasting set: 3’45 minutes in water heated to 185°F.
Also delicious iced:
Steep 8 g in 50 cl of water at room temperature 30 min. Remove the tea leaves and refrigerate.
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.