03Leaf
TeaEST. MMXXVI
A quieter chapter from the same gardens, leaf steamed and dried with restraint, keeping its green.
The Particulars
- Botanical
- Camellia sinensis var. assamica
- Origin
- Gardens of Assam
- Form
- Steamed & dried with restraint
- Season
- Plucked through the growing months
- Cup
- Vegetal brightness, valley strength
- Buying
- By garden, in modest invoices
- Packing
- Foil-lined paper sacks
- Storage
- Kept dry, away from light
- Disposition
- Sent on in modest volumes
Steamed and dried with restraint, retaining the green of the leaf. A quieter chapter from the same gardens, sent on in modest volumes.
Provenance
The same gardens that fire Assam's black teas set aside a portion of leaf for the green way: steamed quickly, dried with restraint, the oxidation halted before it begins. The result keeps the vegetal brightness of the living leaf with the valley's underlying strength.
Carriage & Grade
Green Assam moves in modest volumes by design; it is a connoisseur's corner of a strong-tea valley. The house sends it on to buyers who value the rarity: the green cup with Assam's body underneath.