Description
Lizahill is a crop in the Risheehat tea garden in Darjeeling. It covers an area of 260 hectares at an altitude of between 1500 and 1700 metres. This tea is made using cultivars from clonal tea plants, which are renowned for their complex, intense flavours.
This balanced first flush Darjeeling reveals fresh almond and rose notes that develop against a powdered texture, giving the notes a long finish.
Special qualities
- Origin:
- Darjeeling, India
- Tea colour:
- Black Tea
Tasting notes
Dry leaf
Appearance: small twisted leaves and buds
Liquor
Colour: golden
Texture: powdery
Flavour: fine acidity
Notes: almond (fresh almonds), floral (rosen geranium), peas, cooked vegetal (artichoke)
Suggestion of preparation
Prepare this tea warm:
With the teapot or the tasting set: 3’45 minutes in water heated to 185°F.
Also delicious iced:
Steep 8 g in 50 cl of water at room temperature 30 min. Remove the tea leaves and refrigerate.
Grands Crus: savour the exceptional
Rare and ephemeral, teas identified as Grands Crus by Palais des Thés are the result of alchemy between a tea plant variety, its terroir and the talent of an artisan grower. Meticulously plucked, processed and sourced in the most respected tea gardens, our Grands Crus unveil unique flavours that reflect the refinement of their origins.