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Black Teas

Our black teas (except flavoured black teas) are Estate teas.
An Estate tea is from one specific tea estate or garden. Think of this type of tea as a unique - similar to a special wine. The estate managers, the maestro of the tea estate; so to speak, combine all their skills to produce the best tea possible. The manager ensures that the plucking standard is maintained (the best teas come from the top two leaves and the bud - tea is plucked every seven days), monitors withering of the green leaf, carefully watches fermenting the green tea to prevent over or under fermentation, and most importantly, adjusts the firing of the fermented leaf to produce the perfect tea he is looking for. The estate manager is the most important person when it comes to making Quality Tea.