Kanchenjunga's Shadow (Nepal)

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2 oz. (25 cups) or 8 oz. (100 cups)

Harvested in eastern Nepal. Kanchenjunga's Shadow is an exceptional black tea grown within view of Kanchenjunga, the third-highest peak in the world. Reflective of the Himalayan terroir in which it's grown, it has notes of dark chocolate, raisins and cherry.

"And then still up to the summit of Kanchenjunga, now so pure and ethereal we can scarcely believe it is part of the solid earth on which we stand; and so high it seems part of the very sky itself." — Sir Francis Younghusband, 1926


Brewing instructions
Amount: 2 grams (1 tsp) of loose tea per cup of water
Temperature: 212 ̊ (A full, rolling boil)
Steep time: 3 minutes

About Our Nepalese Tea

Grown in the Himalayan foothills, Nepalese tea is extraordinary. However, years of industry underdevelopment, coupled with a decade-long civil war, served to stunt Nepal's economy. Development of tea farming in the country suffered as a result. Since the signing of a peace accord in 2006, Nepal's tea growers have sought to share their product with more and more drinkers around the world.

Our Nepalese tea comes from small farms near Mount Everest to others in Ilam and Panchthar, a region just 45 miles west of Darjeeling, at an altitude of between 5,000 and 6,000 feet.


Customer Reviews

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Brad F.
Love this tea

Been drinking this tea since they started carrying it and it has one of the most unique flavors for a black tea I've ever had.

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saam driver
Kanchenjunga's shadow

Unfortunately this tea as with many teas fall short of the high-flown descriptions submitted by the company marketing them. I have been discovering that many of the teas, via other companies as well, are either already oxidized, short of the tasting notes used to describe them. Teas that are not well stored before shipping can lose their "brightness"