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Upper Assam, Assam

Second-flush Assam

$26 expected price

200 g loose leaf

Railway-station chai, poured from a height into a clay kulhad.
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  • Reserve now, pay later. No card needed. We email you to confirm and pay when your piece reaches the US.
  • Made where it’s from. Bought directly from the maker in Upper Assam.
The story

The malty, golden-tipped summer leaf that built the Indian cup of tea. Orthodox rolled, not CTC, from a garden on the Brahmaputra plain.

Details
  • Flush: summer (May–June)
  • Orthodox, golden tips
  • Single estate
  • Size: 200 g loose leaf
Reservations & delivery

Reserving is free and holds a place in the first shipment. When it reaches the US we email you a link to confirm and pay. If you’ve changed your mind, ignore the email and the reservation lapses. Read the FAQ.

Who makes it

A family-owned garden on the Brahmaputra plain that still rolls its best leaf the orthodox way.

Assam tea, king chilli, black rice and high-curcumin turmeric from the hills.

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