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Lingia STGFOP

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A bright Silver Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe loose leaf tea - the highest grade available. Lingia, without a doubt, is one of the best Darjeelings on the market. This grade is extremely rare with a delicate and refined muscatel character. The cup is bright and light with rich aromatic bouquet. A tea for true connoissuers. ON SALE NOW!

Price:

4oz - $45.00 8oz - $80.00 1lb - $140.00

Country of Origin: India

Region: Darjeeling

Brewing Tips - Hot Tea: This tea is best enjoyed using 2-3 heaping teaspoons for a 6 cup teapot. Allow the tea to steep for 3-5 minutes, remove the leaves and pour. We do not recommend adding milk or sugar since this can mask some of the intrigue and subtle nuances of this vintage tea.

Brewing Tips - Cold Tea: Place 5 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water].

Lingia STGFOP

Every now and then -about once or twice a year Lingia produces some simply outstanding tea; both from leaf appearance and cup qualities. In the case of this particular tea -150 kilos were produced. Only 50 kg of this tea is in the USA.

This tea is RARE and OUTSTANDING.

Lingia is one of the premiere Darjeeling tea estates of India. Some of the reasons for this are as follows:

1. 90% of the bushes which provide the green leaf to the factory are from the China genus, which provides a distinctive character when grown in the Darjeeling area. The balance 10% of the green leaf is the Assam genus which provides tea of a slightly more full bodied character and in the right proportion with China genus tea produces outstanding specialty teas.

2. The altitude of this estate is very high creating conditions for excellent quality.