Buddhika's Wild Tea Rod [Bag of 8]

Simply put...

This Wild Sri Lankan tea rod is made from

Twenty five two leaves, buds and stems hand Twisted by skilled artisans it makes a delicious vibrant cup full of the flavour of the forest 

In more depth...

Tea Name : Wild Tea Rods 'the worlds best natural tea bag'

Tea Maker : Buddhika Dissanayake

Origin : Warnagala, natural forests of Rathnapura district

Size : 100 Hectares

Harvest Time : Throughout the year

Cultivar : Wild Tea Trees 

Plucking standard : Twenty five two leaves, buds and stems

Processing : Hand Twisted by skilled artisans 

Experience : A delicious vibrant cup full of the flavour of the forest 

Last visited by Comins : Last visit from Buddikha to Comins Dec 2023

How to prepare [Western Style]..

Amount of tea per bowl (200 ml): 2.5 g (1 tsp)

Water temperature: 100℃ / 212℉ 

Infusion / brewing time: 3 minutes

Number of infusions: Multiple

How to enjoy: No sugar, milk if desired.

Tales of the Tea Trade : Forest Tea 

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'Wild tea, most notably the tea plant, Camelia Sinensis Assamica tea plant [identified to be indigenous to the mountain chain between Assam, India, Myanmar, Northern Thailand and China] is a new concept for the Sri Lankan tea industry - although native tea plants are not found in Sri Lanka, there are tea trees believed to be growing wild among the natural habitat for more than a hundred years within the forests in the Rathnapura district. Buddikha identified an opportunity to provide the global tea industry specialty, handmade tea from the natural forests of Rathnapura district in a small-batch micro tea factory where the tea is naturally growing.  This wild tea is made from a tea estate called “Warnagala” planted by Scottish planters during the British rule and abandoned for 130 years. This estate lies at 2900 feet and spans over 100 acres. This abandoned tea plantation has now become a forest with a large biodiversity where the tea trees still grows, today as big tea trees among the other vegetation. Tea leaves are plucked from 30-40 feet high tea trees and carted out of the jungle by foot. Its unique earthy character is given by the nutrients absorbed from the tap root in deep layers of the rich soil in unspoiled environment.