Estate Assam Whole-Leaf Loose Black Tea | Tea from the Bramahputra Valley.

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A fine estate tea with a rich, dark color. Wonderfully complex nose and cup malty and stimulating. Great straight or with milk and sweetener.

Tea from the Bramahputra Valley.

With an annual output of more than 1,500,000 lbs., the north-eastern Indian state of Assam -- situated across the border from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan -- is the world's single largest tea-producing region. Similar to Darjeeling, Assam tea is picked in a first and second harvest or "flush." While leaves from the first flush produce a full, refreshing aroma, Assam tea is particularly known for its second flush, whose cream- or gold-colored tips (or even entire leaves) lessen the tea's natural bitterness, thus giving it a softer, gentler note.

Leaves Pure Teas House Assam is a second flush variety with characteristically malty aroma, nicely full-bodied, even if nothing for truly special occasions.

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