Nepal Jun Chiyabari Himalayan Imperial Black

Distinctively processed tea from a Nepalese organic and biodynamic garden Jun Chiyabari located in the Dhankuta region. Wonderfully processed, slightly rolled, and fully oxidized leaves of very dark color and with a light sweet chocolate aroma, full of pleasant floral tones. Sparkling golden-red in a cup with a velvety soft and pleasant malty flavor with tones of cocoa. HIB is mainly produced in the peak of summer, so this spring harvested tea is an exclusive offer with its floral and nuanced flavor profile.
Preparation: put 3 teaspoons of tea leaves into a heated teapot (300 ml), pour 90°C water, steep for 3-5 minutes. The tea can stand more infusions.

More about HIB tea:
Divisions: Bokré Hattikharka-2
Altitude: 1850 m
Harvest: 9th April 2023 morning and afternoon, packing 28th of April
Cultivars: mixture of clones, Phoobsering 312 (P312), Tukdah 78 (T78), Bannockburn 668 (B668) & Bannockburn 157 (B157) & Ambari Vegetative 2 (AV2)
Processing: withering, longitudinal rolling, oxidation, and drying

About Jun Chiyabari

Location
The tea garden in the eastern Himalayan region of Nepal is located in the hills around Hile in the Dhankuta district. This is North 27° 01’ East 087° 19’. The garden falls within an elevation of 1600 – 2000 meters above sea level. This area is about 200 km east of Kathmandu; 55 km west of Ilam in Nepal and 65 km west of Darjeeling, India.

Cultivars / plants
In the tea garden itself, different quality tea cultivars were brought from Nepal and Darjeeling and as far away as Taiwan and Japan and planted out.
From Nepal came plants (cuttings and seeds) from the original seeds plants given by the Qing Emperors (1850’s-1860’s) to Nepal’s rulers. Locally available plants from Nepal Tea Board like AV2 were also planted.
From Darjeeling, there are cultivars like T1, T78 and Phoobshering 312, and many others. Also, valuable cuttings and seeds from China seeds plants were obtained through friends and well-wishers.
From Japan, common varieties like Yabukita and some special tea plants growing wild in the forests in Miyazaki ken were planted out. From Taiwan plants like Si Ji Chun and Chin Sin Oolong from Dong Ding in Nantou were brought and planted.
Very few tea gardens in the region have the type of tea plants that they have in Jun Chiyabari. Perhaps this diversity combined with the soil and climate, not to speak of the skills of the tea master, is what gives the teas a special character.

Manufacturing Season
The manufacturing season starts in March and continues until November. As is with the region, there are four harvest seasons: First, Second, Monsoon & Autumn Flush. The start and end of each Flush is totally climate dependant.