Golden Tips Assam, SFTFGOP
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The tea leaves come from Camellia assamica, a large tea leaf grown at only a few select tea estates. The leaves are oxidized longer than most darker Assams, resulting in an amber red brew and a high volume of essential oil that coats the surface of the tea. This is a high-quality tea, noted by its longs leaves and abundance of gold coloring on the leaves. The result is a smooth drinking tea with notes of apple and pear. This Assam takes milk and sugar well and makes a great iced tea.
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Leaf Grade: SFTGFOP
Origin: Assam, India
Sizing Guide
Sizing Guide
Ingredients
Ingredients
Brewing Suggestion
Brewing Suggestion
How your order is packed
How your order is packed
Items ordered by ounces or pounds are packed into one bulk bag. For example, if you order 5 ounces of peppercorns, you will receive one bag with 5 ounces of peppercorns inside. If you would like individual 1 oz bags, please add a note to your order at check out. All of our zipper bags can be composted at home.
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Water Temperature Guide
For many of our teas, you will see a range of temperatures in the brewing instructions. This is the optimal heat for each particular tea leaves. At too high a temperature, the tea will over extract and can be bitter. At too low a temperature and too short a time, the tea will be weak.
If you do not have a kettle where you can set the temperature or if you don't want to drag out a thermometer every time to make tea, use this guide to know when your water is at the right temperature.
Bubbles start to form at 160° to 170°F, which is ideal for white teas.
Steam rising at 170° to 180°F is great for green teas.
Large bubbles start gently breaking the surface at 180° to 200°F which works well for both oolongs and black teas.
Bubbles start rising quicker, creating a stream of bubbles around the edges at 190° to 200°F, perfect for black teas.
A full, roiling boil happens above 200°F, around 212°F, which is when you can steep Pu'ers and Herbal tisanes.
An alternate way of brewing is to use long infusions or cold brewing. In this instance, you use the same recommended ratio of tea to water but simply use room temperature water. Let the tea steep overnight or at least for 8 hours in the refrigerator. The tea will brew strongly because it is given enough time for the leaves to fully infuse the water. There is less of a chance of over extracting or bitterness, and the resulting tea has a strong, smooth flavor.