2026 Onwards & Upwards

Ecological Red Tea - Ilam, Nepal - 7 Gram Discs

Bright and uplifting, floral, chocolatey with hints of spice. From the foothills of the Himalayas, this tea is made for climbing those every day mountains.

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2 Discs

9 Discs

16 discs + Handmade Tin

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Important Details

Type: Ecological Red Tea
Harvest: May 2025
Garden Type: Ecological with EU Organic Certification
Practices: No Herbicides, Pesticides, Fertilizer or Irrigation
Varietal: Camelia Sinensis var. Assamica
Age of Tree: 20 - 80 Years Old with some close to 100 Years
Altitude: 2000 - 2300 masl

Further Reading:

This is an ecological red tea from the Ilam Region of Nepal. Ilam is Nepal's oldest tea producing region and it is situated along the Eastern border of the county in the foothills of the Himalayas. The world's 3rd tallest mountain Kanchenjunga is about 150 miles north of this area. The tea is from a pristine garden and no agrochemicals have been used on the land. It is cultivated without the use of fertilizer of any kind.

The weather there this year was a bit out of the ordinary with more rain and even hailstones in the spring. This year we find that the tea is more chocolatey with little to no tannin or astringency. As such you can push the tea to higher concentrations without much drawback. This is also a great tea for thermos brewing!

This is an ecological red tea from the Ilam Region of Nepal. Ilam is Nepal's oldest tea producing region and it is situated along the Eastern border of the county in the foothills of the Himalayas. The world's 3rd tallest mountain Kanchenjunga is about 150 miles north of this area. The tea is from a pristine garden and no agrochemicals have been used on the land. It is cultivated without the use of fertilizer of any kind.

The weather there this year was a bit out of the ordinary with more rain and even hailstones in the spring. This year we find that the tea is more chocolatey with little to no tannin or astringency. As such you can push the tea to higher concentrations without much drawback. This is also a great tea for thermos brewing!