Premium Green

Sheer green liquor, mint, fresh mushroom, jasmine, orchid, hops, resin, and camphor

Flavor & Profile

Mellow and subtle in nature, the Premium Green also named Jade Green by some small processors is a strip styled special Green tea, sometimes in a wiry or long leaf form. This tea obtains various aromas depending upon the terroir where the tea plants are bred; from mint, fresh mushrooms, jasmine, orchid, and hops during the Spring. Marine and mineral during the Summer and resin and camphor during the Autumn. This tea profusely exhibits the character of its aroma in the taste. It retains its sheer green color and the buds are white in nature over folded with the leaves resembling a strip.

Picking 

The leaves for this green tea are meticulously selected and finely hand-picked from cultivars having slender long buds. The green leaves are generally picked from tea gardens exposed to an East, South-East, South-West aspects. Soils with good drainage and sandy soils contribute to flavorful Premium Green tea.The leaves for this green tea are meticulously selected and finely hand-picked from cultivars having slender long buds. The green leaves are generally picked from tea gardens exposed to an East, South-East, South-West aspects. Soils with good drainage and sandy soils contribute to flavorful Premium Green tea.

Processing 

In this style of green tea, the leaves are generally steamed, fixed or pan fried. The green tea shoots are conditioned with cold air several times during the processing and are slowly baked in mild temperatures not exceeding 75-80˚C. This Green Nepali variety if properly stored can exhibit more nuances of aroma and flavor, after several months.