TerraVita Boysenberry Black Tea, (Boysenberry,Loose Leaf Black Tea, 1-Pack)

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Boysenberry Black Tea (Loose)

The Boysenberry, a largish purple-red berry, was not created by Mother Nature. Rather, this fruit traces its heritage, rather unceremoniously, to a Napa ditch. Horticulturist Rudolph Boysen simply happened across a chance selection of berries growing in this ditch one fine California day.

The chance selection? Some wild raspberries, blackberries, and a few logan berries. Rudolph Boysen had a Eureka moment. He decided to cross breed the berries; in doing so he created the tart, sweet fruit, known henceforth as the Boysenberry.

Although Boysen himself ditched his signature berry when he sold his farm, his friend Walter Knott used the hybrid when starting up what we now know as Knott’s Berry Farm.

As for us, we’ve used Boysen’s hybrid to create what is simply a delicious tea hot or iced.

We only use high grown Ceylon tea from estates more than 5500 feet above sea level; We only use natural flavors, giving a clean true taste with no chemical aftertaste

What type of tea do we use, how do we flavor the tea and why do we use natural flavors?

Firstly…we only use high grown teas from the top 3 tea growing regions of Sri Lanka – Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula and Uva. These three high-grown districts produce flavorful teas that have classic “Ceylon” tea character which is noted by floral bouquet and flavor notes, touches of mild astringency, bright coppery color and, most importantly – perfect for use as the base tea of our flavored teas. (We have tested teas from various other origins around the world as base stock for our flavored teas, but none of these teas made the grade. We may pay more for high grown Ceylons, but the taste is worth it).

Dimbula and the western estates of Nuwara Eliya have a major quality peak during Jan/Feb, whereas Uva and the eastern estates of Nuwara Eliya have their peak in July/Aug. This “dual peak period” allows us to buy the best for our flavored tea blends several times during the year, ensuring top quality and freshness.

Secondly…we use flavoring oils not crystals to give the tea drinker an olfactory holiday before indulging in the liquid tea delicacy.

Thirdly…we specify natural flavors. High quality tea tastes good and natural flavors do not mask the natural taste of the high grown Ceylon tea. (The norm for many making flavored tea is to use overpowering artificial flavors which can be used to hide lower quality tea). Natural flavors do not leave an aftertaste giving the tea a clean and true character. It should be noted that natural flavors tend to be somewhat “soft” and the flavors slightly muted, but for many this is a refreshing change and one of the desired attributes of our naturally flavored teas.

Now you can sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor (or should we say flavor) knowing that we have formulated the best flavored teas that are available.

ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world.

Shipping Port: Colombo

Altitude: 4800 – 7600 feet above sea level

Manufacture Type: Orthodox

Cup Characteristics: Sweet and slightly tart, use this tea to brew a truly refreshing pot of tea. Delicious hot and absolutely fantastic iced

Infusion: Bright and Coppery…

Packaged in the United States in a cGMP certified facilty (current Good Manufacturing Practice).
No fillers.
Manufacturer: TerraVita
Size: 8 oz
Loose Leaf Black Tea – Packed in a convenient upright pouch!