Lakyrsiew Black

€10,00

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Lakyrsiew Black comes from Lakyrsiew Tea Garden in Meghalaya, India, founded by Nayantara and Geert Linnebank. The leaves are from the AV2 cultivar, processed on the same day they are picked, lightly rolled with minimal oxidation.

Natural production

Direct trade

Description

Lakyrsiew Black comes from Lakyrsiew Tea Garden in Meghalaya, between Assam and Darjeeling in the Himalayan foothills of India. The garden stands on land belonging to Nayantara, on the shores of Umiam Lake. Her husband Geert came across a forgotten report by British tea surveyors from 1840, which had already identified this area as suitable for tea. The first bushes were planted in 2002.

This black tea comes from the AV2 cultivar, one of the best-known Darjeeling cultivars. The picked leaves are processed on the same day to preserve their freshness: lightly rolled, with minimal oxidation.

The garden sits in the midst of untouched forest. Lakyrsiew produces barely 5,000 kilograms per year.

Product details

Tea class: Black tea
Producer: Lakyrsiew
Country of origin: India
Ingredients: 100% black tea
Tasting profile: Sweet, Fruity
Caffeine: Yes

Storage

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Lakyrsiew Black

€10,00

How to brew this tea

Give the tea leaves enough space to unfurl and release their full flavour. Use a generous teapot or infuser. Lakyrsiew Black can be brewed multiple times. Enjoy at least 3 infusions, each with a slightly different character.

Quantity

3g (200ml)

Temperature

90°C

Infusion time

2min

The story behind the tea: Lakyrsiew

In the hills of Meghalaya, in India, between the better-known tea regions of Assam and Darjeeling, lies Lakyrsiew. Nayantara, born in Shillong, and her Dutch husband Geert Linnebank planted the first bushes there in 2002, on land that British tea scouts had already identified as suitable a century and a half earlier.

The garden works without chemical pesticides and produces just 5,000 kilograms of tea a year. Lakyrsiew means "the awakening" in Khasi.