Amba Ceylon Green (Sri Lanka)

2 oz. (25 cups) or 8 oz. (100 cups) This is a unique pan-fired, hand-crafted tea with an unusually slow wither. It is also the hardest tea for us to get. Grown at an elevation of 3,300 feet, it has buttery caramel and citrus notes that layer with soft vegetal and fruity peach accents with a hint of mint.Brewing instructionsAmount: 2 grams of loose tea per cup of water (a pinch)Temperature: 175 ̊ (When small bubbles appear at the bottom of the pot)Steep time: 3 minutes About Our Sri Lankan TeaFormerly called Ceylon, the island of Sri Lanka has produced some of the finest tea in the world for the last 150 years. While the tea industry survived Sri Lanka’s 30-year-long civil war intact, it has also bolstered the entire country’s continued economic recovery since the war's end in 2009.Our Ceylon tea comes from Amba Estate, a small tea garden and organic farm nestled at 3,300 feet, high above the Ravanna-Ella waterfalls in the Uva mountains of Sri Lanka. Working with the local community, it