... For more than 5000 years the mankind have been enjoying the tea and it became a part of our everyday life. Tea is a lifestyle. A cup of tea allows us to put our thoughts together, to make decisions, brightens the spirit. One cup of tea is often enough to meet a person and to make a friend for the rest of your life...

The coffeine which tea contains do not put any pressure on your heart, but stimulates nervous system. Your become better concentrated, gain faster reaction, your tone raises. Friendly substances help those effects to appear and disappear slowly.

..The light aroma of flowers and the character of tea create a new composition together. It can caress and tempt, surprise and bewitch, clear up your memories and give you new impressions. It gives you a harmony, variety, changes and pleasure...

Black Tea

• ASSAM OP Blend

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  Blend of Assam tea giving a typical strong, malty richness.

• ASSAM CLASSIC BLEND

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  This classic blend of Assamese teas is great as a morning drink with milk. Its black/brown regular leaves give rise to an ochre infusion with a pleasant malty aroma. In its taste, the tea is rich and sweetish with honey tones.

• CEILONAS DIMBULA OP I PETTIAGALA

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  A first rate Ceylon tea, the leaves of which give an intensely satisfying aroma before brewing. The infusion is golden-yellow and the taste is mild and well-balanced.

• CEYLON OP Nuwara Eliya

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  Plucked at the altitude of 2,100 m, this tea has a light and slightly reddish infusion with a golden tint. Its aroma is very pleasant and inspiring.

• CEYLON RUHUNA OP

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  Long, thin leaves give a honey coloured infusion and well-balanced, slightly sweet taste. This is a rare Ceylon tea.

• DARJEELINGS OKAYTI FTGFOP1 SPL

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  A notable tea garden, it spreads out in the picturesque Mirik valley at 1,200 - 1,800 metres above sea level. The fresh green leaves of regular structure give an amber liquor with a rounded and long-lasting combined taste of meadow flowers, herbs and a hint of honey.

• GEORGIA OP

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  Georgian tea grows in the fertile foothills of the snow-capped Caucasus Mountains, the end product featuring an unmistakable aroma and flavour. The tea is not particularly strong so a larger quantity is necessary for brewing.

• GUNPOWDER BLACK

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  Leaves are rolled into pellets, much like they are for green Temple of Heaven tea. Their colouring ranges from hints of dark green to black. Unlike green Gunpowder tea, this one is fermented giving a typical golden-brown colour.

• LAPSANG SOUCHONG China

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  Known also as Zengshan Xiaozhong, these teas are a speciality of Fujian province. In the final stage of production they are hung in baskets over smoking pine wood fires to dry. The intensely black leaves give a dark red liquor that has a distinctive smoky aroma and flavour.

• NEPAL BARI

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  This extraordinary tea originates from the Nepalese and Darjeeling border area at an altitude of 1,830 metres. It has been cultivated with extra care and in accordance with ecological rules especially for Oxalis. Markedly rolled leaves with numerous tippies produce a vivid golden liquor, releasing a fine fragrance of herbs and honey, which also appears in the infusion. It has a distinctive harmonious taste of dried heather, lime blossom and raspberry bushes, leaving a light open note in the mouth.

• NILGIRI

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  India's southern tea plantations stretch through the range of the Nilgiri Hills or 'Blue Mountains' producing tea, the aroma of which is not dissimilar to Ceylon teas.

• TURKEY BOP

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  Turkey grows tea close to the Black Sea, and the country is one of the highest tea consumers worldwide. Usually, their teas are drunk domestically. This tea has fine leaves producing a dark brew with a gentle, almost sweet flavour. It is good value for money.

• SIKKIM TEMI FTGFOP1 CL

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  The only tea plantation in Sikkim is Temi, hidden away on the eastern side of the Himalayas. The teas produced here are similar in character to Darjeeling but more full-bodied and fruity. The greeny-brown leaves are beautifully twisted with plenty of golden tippies, resulting in a powerful aroma of sweet fruit and a deliciously fragrant, almost honey-like flavour.

• GOLDEN NEPAL FTGFOP FF

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  The tea from this mountainous area - the roof of the world - is quite a lot stronger than that of neighbouring Darjeeling. In addition, it has an abundance of golden tips.

• DARJEELING ORANGE VALLEY SFTGFOP1 CH FF

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  Orange Valley is found at the top of blue mountains near the town of Darjeeling and produces the most exclusive teas worldwide. Unlike other first flush teas, it features a full-bodied character and mature flavour with a hint of ripe figs at the back.

• DARJEELING CASTLETON FTGFOP1 Muscatel Second Flush

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  The Castleton region stretches out on the western side of a mountain range alongside the Darjeeling railway line, rising up from 900 – 1,830 m. It produces teas reminiscent of roses with golden to sunny amber infusions distinctive for their muscatel tone. These exquisite teas are the finest range of this year’s second harvest.