Organic Ceylon Single Estate Tea, 110+ Cups, 8oz, OP Grade

Despite its diminutive geography, Sri Lanka is a land of great beauty and manages to be one of the largest tea producers in the entire world. Ceylon tea is the name broadly given to loose black teas produced in the country. Ceylon is considered the world's best fruity black tea, and has many properties that make it perfect for use in blends, or as bases for flavored teas. While originally a coffee country, weather conditions and crop infestations pushed Sri Lanka towards tea production, and they took to it with aplomb.

While tea is grown and produced all over the world, Ceylon (Sri Lankan) tea has a special recognition, and much of this has to do with the production methods. While others have begun to mechanize the entire process, or simplify it with CTC Manufacturing, Ceylon tea is still produced by the Orthodox method. This is painstaking and time consuming, as it means pickers filling baskets only partially to avoid bruising leaves, and carefully rolling out the tea to break down cell walls to allow the oxidation process to begin. Once sufficiently oxidized, the loose leaves are then fired to preserve their current state of oxidation, and carefully packaged and sent to happy tea drinkers across the world.

This English Breakfast blend is unique because it was grown entirely within the grounds of the Idulgashinna Estate. This simplified supply chain means product is watched closely from planting, to harvest, to oxidation, to hand packing in Cleveland, OH. It means a whole leaf breakfast tea that is ethically and sustainably sourced, and it means jobs in the heart of the midwest as we lovingly package the tea for consumers at our headquarters. It is also a 100% certified organic.

This loose black tea blend provides a full-bodied taste that is both rich and smooth with fruity and floral hints. It comes with a fragrant aroma, and is notably less astringent than Assam teas and less flowery than typical Darjeelings. Ceylon tea is a great thirst quencher and is naturally high in antioxidants, making it a healthy and life-sustaining morning tradition. While distinctive in flavor and body, the smooth, mellow character of this tea makes it a great daily beverage.

This unique, single-estate blend of English Breakfast tea provides a distinctive ambrosial flavor, crisp edge, clarity in the cup, and is always pleasantly aromatic. English Breakfast Tea is known for being a perfect pair with a hearty breakfast, and just enough caffeine to start your day right. English Breakfast tea has been around for centuries, and this special blend will work great plain or classically with cream and sugar. This Ceylon tea is Orange Pekoe (OP) rated.

This organic English Breakfast tea is entirely cultivated on the Harrington Estate in the Dimbula region of Sri Lanka at various elevations. Sri Lanka is the home of Ceylon Tea, and is considered "the Bordeaux of Tea" by experts. The changes in elevation within the estate, along with distinct wind and humidity patterns, allow this blend to be made entirely from teas grown on one estate, allowing for a transparency of production that is unheralded within the industry.

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