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Broken Cloud Iced Tea Loose Leaf Black Tea

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13p per cup

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This beautiful Himalayan harvest has been selected uniquely to be infused as an iced tea. 

A highly floral and fragrant black loose leaf tea from the Lakyrsiew Tea Garden, in the high forested region of Meghalaya, India.  From the foothills of the Himalayas in an area known in the local dialect as “the abode of clouds” this tiny garden produces some of the most rare and unique tea in the world.
 
The finer cut of the leaf, in comparison to our Indian Cloud Black Tea , allows for a rather sublime cold infusion.

Tasting Notes

Light floral notes are balanced by deep chocolate and bright, soft citrus with a rich malty sweetness. This iced tea is perfect on its own without the need for any additives or sweeteners. It makes a beautiful accompaniment with food - where you might have served a New Zealand Riesling or a crisp Sancerre.

Cost Per Cup

13p per cup based on 6g of tea per 1000ml of water, 150ml servings and 1 infusion.

Origin

Lakyrsiew, Meghalaya, India

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Recommended Infusion Guide

  • Quantity

    Use 6g of tea per 1 litre of cold water.

  • Temperature

    For the optimum cold infusion use water around 4°C and keep in the fridge.

  • Time

    Infuse for at least 8 hours in the fridge (or overnight – you don’t have to worry about over infusing).

  • Infusions

    This iced tea blend is only suitable for one infusion.

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More infusion tips

How to infuse your tea is very personal, and these are just our recommendations based on experience. Please experiment with these variables to your heart's delight. These are our recommendations, not hard and fast rules. The most delicious tea is the one you love.

Our guide uses a standard tea cup size (150ml/5.5 oz) as a measure, please adjust the quantity of leaf accordingly for less or more water. Our whole loose leaves are of such a high quality that you can infuse our teas at least twice, and the second infusion is often better than the first, with different flavours revealed as the leaf softens. If you prefer your tea stronger, add more leaf, don’t leave it for longer (this will just make it bitter).

For the most sublime flavour, we recommend infusing in cold water overnight – which creates the most nuanced and elegant flavour by slow extraction and is completely flavour stable in the fridge for 3-4 days. The cut is fine to increase the surface area – ideal for this long, cold method.

For an iced tea to sip without anything added, like a chilled glass of wine, please use 6g per 1 litre of cold filtered water.

If you are looking for something stronger and adding a lot of ice (which dilutes the tea) or perhaps you are using it as a lengthener for a cocktail (on non-alcoholic drink) then please increase it to 10g or 12g per litre. As with all our tea do please experiment a little to get it exactly the way you like it.

It can also be infused hot and left to chill for a more tannic bite. (In this instance it should be used within one day).

ABODE OF CLOUDS

The best of both Assam and Darjeeling

Deep in the densely forested region of Meghalaya, India, lies the tiny Lakyrsiew tea garden.

In the local dialect Meghalaya is called "the Abode of Clouds" so we call this Cloud Tea. It lies between Assam and Darjeeling and this tea really has the best of both. Light and floral as a Darjeeling with the rich caramel and malty notes you get from the best Assam.

This tiny garden produces tea in very small amounts because their concern is always quality over volume.

RARE TEA FLASK

Take your iced tea to another level

Our Rare Tea Flask is the perfect accompaniment to cold infusing iced tea.

Featuring extra tough double-walled borosilicate glass (BPA free) to keep your tea hot or cold, a stainless steel filter that can be removed for easy filling, and to top it off (sorry) a sustainable bamboo lid.

It's equally at home with hot or cold infusions, and will keep your tea at the correct temperature for several hours!

Strong enough to go in a daily bag and smart enough to be on your desk, this will take your iced tea to the next level.

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The Rare Tea Lady believes that our teas are some of the greatest in the world, and that our range and service are second to none.

In the isolated case that you are not completely satisfied with any tea or teaware you purchase from our website, please get in contact with our customer services team to discuss returning your order.*

In most instances we will give you a full refund of the item’s cost excluding postage. We may ask you to return the item to us. Customers in the European Union have a statutory cooling-off period of fourteen days that is not affected by this guarantee, but any tea pouches much remained sealed for this to be in effect.

*We only accept returns/refunds for tea within two months of receipt, because it is impossible for us to know if the tea has been stored correctly.

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