A celebrated tea compilation in limited edition, in which we gathered our top selections of the last picking season in India during spring of 2022. A collection of contemporary Indian teas with distinct Chinese characteristics, which tells the story of independent growers in different locations across the subcontinent, farmers who collaborated with us as part of the Namaskar project, a journey in which we explored organic agricultural development and Chinese influences in contemporary Indian tea.
 
We focused on rare types of handmade tea, made by local artists who are relying on their tribal traditions, while implementing modern practices of cultivation, picking, processing and sorting the leaves into a rare, whole-leaf shape, suitable for brewing in gong fu cha traditional method. Most teas* has an initial - experimental profile, which was produced exclusively for us and curated especially for this basket.
 
The Namaskar project is much more than a tea collection, one basket that sums up the most complex and challenging sourcing trip we have ever had. In order to connect you and deepen the cultural mosaic of the Northeast India tribes, we equipped each basket with a set of original postcards photographed by Nadi, and a tribal handmade *souvenir we collected along the way.
 
Types of tea:
 
Upper Assam "Sheng" First Flush 2022 Green Tea - A first attempt by this home organic farm to produce a Yunnan style of sheng pu’er. A complex green tea suitable for 7 brews of gong fu cha. 30g
Upper Assam "Tutti Fruity" First Flush 2022 Black Tea - Slowly rolled “curly” leaves picked from single bushes of p126 cultivar, made by one of the pioneers of Chinese tea making in Northeast India, using Taiwanese made machinery. 50g
Nilgiri Lizard Summer 2022 White Tea - Unrolled large leaves picked in January in Nilgiri Hills, South India, one of the only places in the world where tea is grown and produced during winter. 30g
Assam Smoked Singpho Phalap 2020 Pu'er Tea - Loose smoked version of traditional Assamese "Pu'er" grown wild on cultivated Assamica bushes. 25g
Meghalaya Rock 1st Flush 2022 Black Tea - One of a kind terroir of rocky red soil in the most rainy area in the world. A secret garden 1000m high, where Darjeeling clones are grown 100% organically. Mature leaves full of floral aroma and creamy texture. Probably the best cold brew you will drink this year! 50g
 
More information about the teas can be found on the review page of the Spring Club 2022 (English only), from our recent blind tasting club where tea clubbers from around the world got the first chance to taste and evaluate tea we brought from India.
 
Each basket includes:
 Five types of Indian specialty tea
 Set of 8 original postcards
 Handmade souvenir to your preference
 Handmade bamboo basket made in Manipur
International Delivery with FedEx
 
*The stock of souvenirs is limited to few units each, therefore based on first come first serve basis. The types of tea are also subjected to limited stock and will be updated here accordingly.