ASSAM ELEPHANT ROAD HATTIALI BLACK TEA

The name "Hattiali" is derived from the Assamese words "Hatti Alli", meaning literally the elephant is coming down the road, so called on account of a neighbouring elephant camp. We buy this tea from one of a number of gardens in the area who grow the famous P126A clonal tea bush, renowned for producing golden tippy teas which have the right balance between briskness and mellowness. Most frequently we buy from Hattiali Estate. This batch has a delicate leaf appearance with beautiful golden tips and plenty of tiny, downy hairs. In the cup it is big, smooth, with fine notes of malt, red wine, rose and sweet currant. A real comforter took with full cream milk and sugar! Hattiali is an estate with a century-old tradition of excellence, it belongs to the Jokai group of gardens acquired from Rossell Industries Ltd in 2005. Its factory was the first in Assam to be awarded the prestigious ISO 9002 certification in 1996. With a clonal area of 164 hectares out of a total of 405 hectares under plantation, Hattiali produces around a million kg annually. It is famous for golden tippy high-quality Orthodox teas. OR194 HATTIALLI