Organic Ceylon Single Estate English Breakfast Tea, 110+ Cups

Despite its diminutive geography, Sri Lanka is a land of great beauty and manages to be one of the largest tea producers in the entire world. The loose black teas produced in Sri Lanka are broadly known as Ceylon tea. Ceylon is considered the world's best fruity black tea, and has many properties that make it perfect for use in blends or as bases for flavored teas. Originally a coffee country, weather conditions and crop infestations pushed Sri Lanka towards tea production, which they embraced wholeheartedly.

While tea is grown and produced all over the world, Ceylon (Sri Lankan) tea has a special recognition, much of which is attributable to its production methods. In contrast to the mechanization or CTC (Crush, Tear, Curl) manufacturing employed by others, Ceylon tea is still produced by the painstaking and time-consuming Orthodox method. This involves pickers carefully filling baskets only partially to avoid bruising leaves, and meticulously rolling out the tea to break down cell walls and allow the oxidation process to begin. Once sufficiently oxidized, the loose leaves are then fired to preserve their current state of oxidation, and carefully packaged and sent to tea drinkers across the world.

This unique English Breakfast blend is grown entirely within the grounds of the Idulgashinna Estate. The simplified supply chain ensures close monitoring from planting to hand packing in Cleveland, OH. This results in a whole leaf breakfast tea that is ethically and sustainably sourced, providing jobs in the heart of the Midwest as it is lovingly packaged for consumers. It is also 100% certified organic.

This loose black tea blend provides a full-bodied taste that is both rich and smooth, with fruity and floral hints. It comes with a fragrant aroma and is notably less astringent than Assam teas and less flowery than typical Darjeelings. Ceylon is a great thirst quencher and is naturally high in antioxidants, making it a healthy and life-sustaining morning tradition.

The distinctive ambrosial flavor, crisp edge, and clarity in the cup of this unique, single-estate blend of English Breakfast tea make it a perfect pair with a hearty breakfast, providing just enough caffeine to start your day right. English Breakfast tea has been around for centuries, and this special blend will work great plain or classically with cream and sugar.

This organic English Breakfast tea is entirely cultivated on the Harrington Estate in the Dimbula region of Sri Lanka, which is considered the "Bordeaux of Tea" by experts. The changes in elevation within the estate, along with distinct wind and humidity patterns, allow this blend to be made entirely from teas grown on one estate, providing a transparency of production that is unparalleled within the industry.

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