Gurkha Havildar's Tea (Nepal)

2 oz. (25 cups) or 8 oz. (100 cups)Named for the legendary Nepalese soldiers of renown, Gurkha Havildar's Tea is a striking, tippy black tea picked during the monsoon season in Sandakphu, Nepal. After plucking, the leaves are 25% withered, then rolled in mechanical rollers. The tea is then shaped and further dried, producing uniformly curled leaves resulting in a beautiful Himalayan tea. It has a rich, deep amber liquor with notes of malt, clover honey, and burnt sugar, highlighted by aromatic notes of apricot and clove.The name is a nod to Rakkasan Tea's origin in conflict and is a reference to the black tea consumed for hundreds of years by elite Gurkha soldiers serving in the British and Nepalese armies. Known for military prowess and the kukri, a forward-curving knife, Gurkhas received nearly 5,000 individual awards for gallantry and bravery during World War I and World II, including in combat against Nazi Germany. A "havildar" is the equivalent of a sergeant."If a man says he is n