First Flush

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  • Chamraj FOP

    $16.00 CAD for 125g
    This aromatic spring tea from the south of India infuses smooth and round with a wonderful berry and malt sweetness. You can brew this one on the stronger side! From the Nilgiri Hills, a mountainous region of Tamil Nadu state in southeastern India.
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  • Doke Black Fusion Ted Special

    $26.00 CAD for 125g
    Light bodied with a pleasant astringency, this hand-rolled, early spring tea has notes of sweet hay and toffee. This year's first flush from Doke is extra special, with a portion of the leaf hand rolled by Ted on his recent trip to India! (See gallery pictures.) Doke Tea Estate is located on the Doke River, in the Bihar District of northeast India, near the border of Nepal. It is sometimes called 'The Land of Buddha', as Gautama Buddha spent much of his life teaching and seeking enlightenment there.  
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  • Doke Black Fusion Tippy

    $26.00 CAD for 125g
    Bright, smooth with notes of sweet hay and malt, and an enduring finish of honey. Of the Assamica cultivar, this tea is hand-picked and hand-rolled. Doke Tea Estate is located on the Doke River, in the Bihar District of northeast India, near the border of Nepal. It is sometimes called 'The Land of Buddha', as Gautama Buddha spent much of his life teaching and seeking enlightenment there.  
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  • Harchurah SFTGFOP1S

    $16.00 CAD for 125g
    This spring Assam infuses light and bright with full notes of earthy pine forest, and a round honey and malt finish. Situated at the Northern banks of Brahmaputra in Sonitpur/Tezpur district of Assam; available records confirm that the garden was established in the year 1908. The name Harchurah is derived from two words, namely “HA” meaning ducks and “CHORA” meaning Grazing. It is believed that ducks would often frequent the garden in large numbers.
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  • Avongrove Imperial First Flush

    $32.00 CAD for 125g
    This spring pick from Darjeeling is bright and smooth with fresh floral notes and hints of sweet basil. Situated in the high altitude hills of Darjeeling, surrounded by the sound of chirping birds and the streaming Balason river, Avongrove Tea Estate has been committed to organic and ethical methods of tea cultivation for over a century and a half. Avongrove means "Nest of Birds".    
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  • Okayti Moonshine FF

    $40.00 CAD for 125g
    A unique first flush from Okayti that is made from tea leaves plucked after midnight under a clear full moon and processed before the break of dawn. Infuses a light golden hue with notes of forest moss and a hint of honey. The advantage of this late night plucking is that after sunset, evaporation stops and higher amounts of nutrients and flavonoids will have been concentrated in the buds and young tea leaves by the time night falls. Find out more about the Okayti Tea Estate here.  
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  • Upper Fagu First Flush

    $26.00 CAD for 125g
    This first flush Darjeeling has a wonderful round, smooth sweetness with hints of butternut squash and apricot syrup. Upper Fagu is located at an altitude of 1300 ft in West Bengal.    
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  • Siddha Devi Black

    $16.00 CAD for 125g
    From the first flush in Nepal, this black tea infuses light and golden with a brisk, assertive floral character. Grown at 7600 ft in the high hills of Ilam, the unique geographic location and micro climate provide these teas rare and distinctive flavours. And with a workforce consisting of 99% women, the SiddhaDevi tea estate provides employment to over 200 women in the surrounding community.  
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  • Benifuuki Black

    $24.00 CAD for 125g
    This rare Japanese black tea is quite light but complex with sweet, floral notes of fresh baked bread and plums, and a lingering milk-sweet finish. Cultivated and harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka. Benifuuki is a hybrid of the Benihomare (assamica) and MakuraCd86 (sinensis) varietals. Loosely translates as “red riches and honors”.
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  • Gyokuro Saemidori

    $42.00 CAD for 125g
    This shade-grown, hand-picked green tea brews rich and buttery with fresh floral, fruity notes. The savoury-sweet character is truly remarkable and the leaf is good for many infusions. From the Saemidori cultivar, harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka.
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  • Kamairicha Ichouka

    $21.00 CAD for 125g
    An unusual Japanese green tea which undergoes a pan-fired withering before steaming. The cup is light, floral and aromatic with notes of jasmine and melon, and a round, sweet finish. Made from organic Zairai (native) leaves, cultivated and harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka. Although only about half as productive as the bushes from the Yabukita cultivar, these trees are quite resistant to pests and have very deep roots, and their leaves have a higher mineral content.    
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  • Organic Houjicha

    $16.00 CAD for 125g
    Stems and larger buds and leaves from the spring harvest are collected and roasted at high heat. The resulting tea infuses a golden brown colour with the tangy-sweet roasted notes of caramelized stone fruits. Contains less caffeine than a regular green tea. From a blend of cultivars, harvested in mountainous Isagawa, Haruno in western Shizuoka.
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