SHANGRI LA is from Maipokhari in the far Eastern part of Nepal. A superb organic black tea that has an amber infusion with subtle spice notes and hints of apricot. This tea is smooth, brisk and complex, with a well balanced astringency.

It is hand rolled, followed by mechanical rolling to give a fine twist, and oxidized over 26 hours at a 6500 feet elevation. The constant flow of cold mist supplied by nature at this altitude makes the oxidation process extremely slow. Once the desired color and flavor is attained, which is less than most black teas (some might consider it on the edge of a darkish Oolong), it is dried slowly and matured with time and perfection.

• Bag weight 3 0unces - makes approximately 28 cups
  
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  Organic black tea, hand processed from Maipokhari, Nepal

English Tealeaves sells over 125 high quality teas that are "cherry picked" from over 15 suppliers who specialize in specific types and countries. This gives us the flexibility to find the best of the best. We also blend around 8 teas ourselves that can't be obtained to our standards. For example our #1 selling tea, English Breakfast is our own blend that we created in 2002.

Our Cafe customers give feedback and we discontinue the ones that get poor ratings. We also look to improve our teas and will replace a standard tea, like say Mango, with a higher quality blend from another supplier.

The teas are selected after evaluation in these seven areas and then the scores are weighted to decide if they qualify for inclusion in our range:


• Dry leaves
• Dry aroma
• Brewed Infusion Color
• Aroma brewed
• Taste profile
• Iced taste