Nepal Jun Chiyabari Himalayan Shiiba

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A beautifully processed, regularly rolled, only slightly oxidised dry leaf of cool vanilla aroma with a pleasant component of pink flowers. A golden infusion of velvety smooth to slightly oily, honey-sweet flavours with a varied palette of heavier exotic flowers. The tea is reminiscent of a lightly oxidised oolong with a very fresh, sweet fruity and floral flavour with notes of exotic flowers and vanilla.
Preparation: we put 7 g of tea into a small teapot (200 – 250 ml) and pour with boiled water that was cooled down to 80°C. Let it steep for 2 minutes.

A limited edition of an exceptional tea from the Nepali garden of Jun Chiyabari. The tea plants from which this tea was processed come from the Japanese village of Shiiba, located in the mountainous region of Miyazaki Province (Kyushu Island). Only a very small quantity of this excellent tea is produced each year at Jun Chiyabari.

More information about tea HSH
Division: Nigalé
Elevation: 1850 m
Harvest: 15, 23, 26 March & 9, 21 April 2023
Cultivar: Jun Chiyabari Shiiba Yama Cha & Qing Xin
Processing: partial oxidation, withering, light rolling, drying.
About Jun Chiyabarai

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 27o 01’ East 087o 19’. The garden spreads 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, they got 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 unique tea plants growing wild in the forests in Miyazaki ken were planted. 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 as are those 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 are totally climate-dependent.