Amba Thieves Looseleaf Tea

This is a brisk, full bodied black tea with a story. Instead of being processed by machinery, it is pounded in a vangedi stone mortar - the way estate workers make their tea at home. The name comes from an old practice of workers secretly bringing home raw leaves from the fields to make their own tea this way. It has notes of brown sugar, malt, orange peel, and dark chocolate.

Brewing instructions
Amount: 1 teaspoon of loose tea per cup of water
Temperature: 205 degrees (Just off the boil)
Steep time: 3 minutes

BLACK

Bold • Rich • Malty • Fruity

Black tea is fully oxidized, creating a deeper and richer flavor.

Rakkasan examples:

• Black Jaguar — Colombia: panela, toast

• Amba Thieves — Sri Lanka: malt, brown sugar, chocolate

• Himalayan Golden Tips — Nepal: creamy, cocoa

• Six Borders Black — Vietnam: malt, chocolate

Recommend when: A guest likes coffee, breakfast tea, or bold flavors.