SerendipiTea is proud to include this special tea amongst
our offerings. Rukeri Estate was the first garden in Rwanda to manufacture orthodox
Green Tea (rather than CTC) & the first tea garden/factory to become
certified organic & to introduce green technologies like waste recycling.
It's a pioneer on workers' rights, having campaigned against child labor &
becoming the first private company in Rwanda to have signed a collective
bargaining agreement with its workers.
Rukeri's garden conditions are excellent for growing tea:
hot & humid days, cool evenings, rainy seasons, rich soil, hilly terrain
& elevations reaching nearly 6,000 ft. This lovely green, OP is deeply
fragrant & smooth in the cup. Enjoy the aroma of the dry leaf which reveals
hints of apricot, the steeped leaves which offer notes of steamed greens &
faint wisps of tobacco. Then sip a smooth, mildly astringent mellow cup of yellow
chiffon-hued tea.
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Ingredients:
Rwandan Green Tea
Steeping Instructions:
1. Fill kettle with fresh water, then heat.
2. Warm your teapot with a little hot water, discard, place your tea leaves in teapot, allowing heat of the pot to release bouquet of the tea leaves. 3. Heat water below boiling (approximately 180°). Steep 1 teaspoon (2.5 g/8 oz. cup) up to 3 minutes & refresh cup as desired.
*Vary time according to taste, & remember that steeping tea leaves beyond 3 mins does not contribute to flavor, only bitterness.
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