A beautiful Ceylon from Sri Lanka An early season, high-grown Ceylon from Sri Lanka's most famous estate. Fresh as a spring garden after the rain, this crisp tea sings with orange zest, gingerbread and sweet hay subtleties. TEA TYPE Black Tea Season Seasonal Flush Taste Profile Brisk and floral with candied orange and gingerbread flavours Origin Central Highlands, Sri Lanka Food Pairing Kedgeree, savoury pastries, fruity desserts Picked by hand Multi award winning Obal 2021 award x 2 World Packaging awards 2021 Lover's Leap, Sri Lanka Perched high in the Central Highlands, Nuwara Eliya is one of Sri Lanka's oldest and finest tea regions. In these misty mountain slopes and valleys, at altitudes up to 2000 metres, tea bushes grow interspersed with fragrant eucalyptus, cypress and wild mint. We selected this premium Pekoe from a single garden just below the famous Lover's Leap waterfall. Harvested after the cool northeast winds have dried the fresh leaf growth, the tea is bursting with crisp fragrance. We love this Pekoe's balance, showing off the quality of the leaves while expressing the fragrance of the Nuwara Eliya terroir. Although only small, Sri Lanka is the world's fourth largest tea producing country thanks to its near-perfect conditions. Rugged and mountainous, Sri Lanka's teas (which are known by the country's colonial name 'Ceylon') are classified by the height at which they grow. Low-grown teas from below 600 metres are strong and full-bodied, while medium-grown teas from 600 to 1200 metres are more rounded. But for connoisseurs, only high-grown teas will do, like this blissful Lover's Leap. At over 1800 metres, the tea bushes grow slowly on the misty mountain slopes, creating truly elegant teas. LEAF APPEARANCE: Black, brown and olive-green tender curls AROMA: Freshly floral with fruit and spice nuances LIQUOR: Amber-gold with coppery glints TASTE: Candied citrus peel, stem ginger and sweet hay THE ART OF PREPARATION LOVER'S LEAP BLACK TEA 2 TPS 100ºC 3-5 MINS ONE STEEP This is our recommended brewing guide, but by all means adjust to your own taste. Warm your teapot and cups with boiling water. Discard the water and add two level teaspoons of tea to your pot. Add 250ml / 9oz water (i.e. one teacup or small mug) at 100°C / 212°F. Place the lid on the pot and steep for three-to-five minutes. Stir, then strain the tea into your cup. Serve with a slice of lemon or splash of milk, as desired. Makes one cup. For more, add an extra teaspoon per person and multiply the amount of water accordingly. Always use freshly-drawn and, where possible, filtered water.
