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Sikkim First Flush Loose Leaf Black Tea

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42p per cup

Style

The first pick after the snow melts in the Himalayas, and the bushes start to produce their first new leaves. This loose leaf tea is bright, clean, delicate with a highly perfumed nose.

Tasting Notes

Crafted as a black tea it is lighter, more ethereal than later harvests - almost like a silky green tea but with heady florals, deep richness and all the verdant sweetness of spring. It infuses to a pale golden cup.

Cost Per Cup

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

Origin

Temi Tea Garden, Sikkim, India

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India

Sikkim

A close neighbour of Darjeeling, Sikkim is nested high in the green slopes of the Himalayas, between Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal and West Bengal.

In 2016 the entire state achieved full conversion to organic agriculture - being the first and only state in India to achieve this distinction. The environmental credentials continue with the banning of plastic water bottles.

Thriving

Temi Tea Garden

Among the green hills tea thrives. On the Temi Tea Garden, the local Lepcha people cultivate and craft a tea that is truly outstanding.

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FREE UK Tracked when you spend £30 or more

FREE UK Express - Next Day* when you spend £60 or more

UK Tracked - Two Day Tracked £3.99

UK Express - Next Day* Tracked £5.49

UK Express - Next Day* Courier from £8.49

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Returns

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.