The original intention for this review was to taste a white, green, and black tea from Nepali Tea Traders. However, I received the same green tea, Emerald Spring, in my Amoda Tea monthly box, so I gave it its own review.
While reading the ‘Our Story’ page of Nepali Tea Traders, I was touched by how they found inspiration from the Nepales people. They write: “We want Nepal to gain the recognition it deserves as a world-class origin for tea. As we share these exquisite teas with the world, we are committed to paying fair prices and helping build a sustainable tea economy that can improve quality of life.”
Nepali Tea Traders is a brand I’ve tried a few times now, and there hasn’t been a tea from them that I didn’t like. So, let’s get into the tasting!
Nepalese Silver Tips White Tea
Description: “The tea’s mouthfeel is smooth and silky, devoid of astringency.”
Review: One type of tea leaves I will always enjoy looking at are white tea leaves. I find it so fascinating that the leaves are fuzzy! These leaves were equally fuzzy and had a sweet floral and hay fragrance.
Of all the white teas I’ve tasted recently, this was the most subtle, but in a very pleasant way. It did not taste watered down and had a nice sweet hay flavour that developed in the mouth as time went on. I think this is a good example of a clean tasting white tea with no astringency (3/5 rating).
- Type: White tea
- Origin: Nepal
- Caffeine: Low
- Ingredients: White tea
- Company: Nepali Tea Traders
Himalayan Golden Black Tea
Description: “The golden red soil of Sandakphu drinks in this moisture, producing a rare artisan tea that reflects all of nature’s goodness.”
Review: I will admit off the bat that I am a sucker for malty tasting teas. When I opened the package for this, I was already excited when I got a large whiff of rich malty notes from the curly leaves.
The wet leaves had an even stronger malt flavour. I steeped this tea both at three and four minutes. The reddish copper liquor was very smooth and had rich malty cocoa notes. I think the extra minute brought out a bit more astringency so, I preferred the three-minute steep. This is definitely a tea I would reach for again (4/5 rating).
- Type: Black tea
- Origin: Nepal
- Caffeine: Medium to high
- Ingredients: Black tea
- Other: Best Black tea in 2015 North American Tea Championship
- Company: Nepali Tea Traders
Final Thoughts
As you can imagine, I really enjoyed the teas that I tried, especially the black tea. Nepali Tea Traders are a brand I would love to try more of!
Edit: Nicole from Tea for me Please included this post in her June 11th – June 17th Friday roundup! Make sure to check out all the cool posts from that week!
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