 
| | | Assam TeasAssam teas extend to rich, smooth second flushes. Our range of Assams include Mangalam, Harmutty and organic Mothola.A little about: Assam TeaWe stock a comprehensive range of loose Assam Tea, so popular for their rich maltiness. We have a first flush Assam, several second flush Assams and mid season teas. Wild tea plants were discovered in Assam in 1823. They were the earliest teas to be cultivated in India, pioneered by Major Charles Bruce. The first crop arrived in London in 1838. They are produced with the native Camellia assamica rather than the Chinese Camellia sinensis which does not grow well in the region. Camellia assamica has larger leaves and produces a more robust, fuller flavour than the Chinese variant. The tea is grown in the Brahmaputra valley, 120 miles due east of Darjeeling, towards the Burmese border. It is an area of very high rainfall (79 to 118 inches per year), heat (average temperatures of around 85 degrees Fahrenheit) and humidity. Those teas from the upper Assam valley, closest to Burma, are considered amongst the best as the plain is flooded by the monsoon rains which depost a fresh layer of fertile soil each year.First flush Assam tea is picked from March but are less attractive to a Western markets, being light and more astringent but we have an elgantly smooth example here in Sree Sibbari. Second flush pickings begin in June and can be drunk without milk. Mid season Assam Tea is characterised as full bodied, rich and malty. As well as the traditional black Assam teas listed above we also stock a rare White Assam, a most uncommon Green Assam tea and a delicious Assam Smoked Oolong. |  |
Assam second flush teas are considered amongst the finest teas from Assam. They are picked at the end of May to June and tend to be the most distinctive teas from Assam. | Grown on the upper Assam plateau this highly acclaimed garden has here produced a tippy, long-leafed, neat, brown-black tea ... | This tippy organic Assam has a well balanced, medium bodied and malty character ... | This superb golden picking is a rare tea indeed - consisting exclusively of the leaf young tips. The leaves are beautifully twisted by hand and the aroma is truly gorgeous ... | One of the best gardens in Assam, established in 1870. Harmutty is a well made, tippy tea producing a well rounded, smooth cup... | Mangalam has an enthusiastic following and originates from the Nagaland province of Assam... | This is a well made Assam with a wiry leaf and traditional malty, yet light flavour... |
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