Description
Tea Description
This tea is grown in Southern India, the Nilgiri (Blue Hills) region. It is a black tea with a medium body and with a long leaf style from the Corsely Estate. This particular tea blends the full leaf and the broken leaf for a more in-depth flavor experience. A self-drinking tea can be enjoyed as is or with milk and sugar. It is considered a “forgiving” tea because oversteeping does not lead to bitterness.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
Southern India, the Nilgiri (Blue Hills) region
Tea Flavor Profile
This tea has a natural sweetness and an almost fruity flavor profile. As the growing season and the monsoon weather patterns are nearly identical, many compare the flavor of Nilgiri Black Tea to Ceylon-grown tea.
Nilgiri Black Tea Brewing
Brew one teaspoon of leaves in one cup of 205° F water for 4-5 minutes.
Nilgiri tea is one of our favorites because you can brew it for longer than most black teas, with no worries about becoming overly astringent. This is our go-to black tea for making iced tea as well, as it will rarely cloud up.
HINT: Use Nilgiri as the base for your kombucha scobi, because the medium-bodied sweetness makes a most flavorful end product.
