Assam, Kachibari Village
Assam, Kachibari Village
Tasting notes
- strawberry jam
- molasses
- smooth
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As featured on NPR's Morning Edition!
This tea is from the Kachibari Village in northeastern India's Assam, one of the largest black tea production regions in the world. An unusual find from the area, this Assam highlights the passion of the producer Tenzing on his small organic farm: He has taken a lead in making tea without the use of chemical pesticides or fertilizers. The hand-picked leaves have a sweet, deeply fruity aroma; the flavor is bold but balanced, with notes of malt, black currant and molasses, and soothing hints of dark chocolate on subsequent steepings. It maintains a beautiful roundness throughout your drinking session, showing its skillful production.
Assam is one of the teas traditionally used in breakfast blends; try this single estate version to experience the nuanced taste of this lush region.
A similar lot also available in teabags.
Country: India
Region: Assam
Tasting Notes: strawberry jam, molasses, smooth
Harvest Season: Summer 2025
4 oz or 1 lb
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210º F
3-5 grams, 3 minute steep
¼ full, 30 second-1 minute steep
Organic tea where elephants roam
Assam is India's most productive tea region, and one of the largest areas for making black tea in the world. But this organically grown lot stands apart. While most Assam teas are grown on vast plantations, harvested by machine, and ground up into uniform, fast-brewing pellets for teabags, Assam, Kachibari Village hails from a 7 ½ acre garden where elephants roam. The plants are grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers. The leaves are plucked by hand. And farmer Tenzing Bodosa shapes them into beautiful twists and curls to make a delicious, complex-tasting cup.
Tenzing has become a leader and teacher among Assam tea farmers, showing them how to craft high quality lots made to stand out from the global market rather than blend in. He helps farmers convert to organic methods and process their own tea leaves into specialty whole-leaf styles. The goal isn't just better tea—it's a better life for the farmers and the soil they tend.
