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Why this tea is so good

Indian Cloud Loose Leaf Black Tea

23 reviews
£17.99
(42p per cup)
534 in stock

A fragrant black loose leaf tea from the "Abode of Clouds" – high in the cloudy hills between Assam and Darjeeling. Light and floral as a Darjeeling with the rich caramel and malty notes you get from the best Assam.

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25 May 2020
Shalese

Amazing!

Read the book so wanted to try this tea. I used a thermo-pen, a kitchen scale, and a stopwatch to do *exactly* what the book instructed - 85C, 150 ml, for 90 seconds. When I poured in the hot water for the first steep, it seemed an invisible cloud of aroma just rose up to meet my nostrils. I was overwhelmed by this rush of scents, didn't really stop to ponder and analyze what they are (insert sheepish smile). With great anticipation, I took my first sip - sweetness of caramel and hint of chocolate for sure, plus this lingering floral note. Never ever have I ever had a black tea like this. Drinking it is pure joy.

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23 June 2020
Nicholas T.

Wonderfully Complex

Aromas of floral honey, and a rich warm taste. I’ve an avid drinker of Darjeeling black tea, and this Darjeeling-esque Cloud Tea has shouldered its way to the top of my preferred teas. Simply exquisite!

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20 October 2020
Amy

Exceptional, transports you to the the tea slopes of India

I received this tea as the first installment of the subscription and I'm so pleased as I've wanted to try it for a while. As soon as I opened the packet I was met with the scent of the tea factories in Asia (its a mission in my life to find a candle/perfume that recreates that scent!) and once brewed it got even better. Beautiful, delicate and floral tea with out a hint of being weak or insipid, it follows through beautifully and keeps me coming back for more. Re infused many times, what a delight!

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13 May 2019
JC

A Gateway Drug...

I first tasted this tea at MAD in Copenhagen a few years back. After also meeting Henrietta at the event I haven't touched a teabag since. Game changing stuff this loose tea.

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25 February 2020
Giuliana

Delicate, gorgeous flavor

This black tea has a light flavor with beautiful, floral notes.

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Tasting Notes

It is floral and bright with deep, malty notes, and rich, dark chocolate. This harvest has exceptional notes of apricot.

Quantity

Use 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water.

Temperature

For the optimum infusion use 80 - 90°C (176 - 194°F) water.

Time

Infuse for 1 - 2 minutes, tasting regularly.

Infusion

You can infuse this tea at least twice.  With each careful infusion, different subtleties of flavour are revealed.  

Cost Per Cup

42p per cup based on 2.5g of tea per 150ml of water and 2 infusions.

Meghalaya, India

Lakyrsiew Tea Garden

Deep in the forgotten forest region of Meghalaya, India, lies the tiny Lakyrsiew tea garden.

From high in the cloudy hills they produce some of the most rare and unique tea in the world.

ABODE OF CLOUDS

The best of both worlds

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.

Meticulous Crafting

Delicate and graceful

The tea is meticulously crafted to keep the beautiful leaves whole. This tender crafting allows the leaves to retain a delicacy and softness that is very rare in black teas.

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