BRAZILIAN GUAVA

Brazilian Guava, (Latin: Psidium guineense) is a pear shaped fruit with a slightly resinous, almost strawberry like flavor. At least that's the straightforward definition. The more interesting definition is this: Brazilian Guava is a fruit native to Brazil that features periodically in ancient voodoo rituals in the darkened, sultry and steamy corners of South America. Voodoo, the ancient mix of African and European religions is actually known as Candobl̩ by its Brazilian practitioners. The fruit is periodically offered as nourishment for the many African gods and goddesses during ceremonies and rituals. The fruit may be cut open and the juice dribbled onto the dusty floor of Candobl̩ temples as a kind of sacrifice to the divine. Well, if it's good enough for the gods it's good enough for us. We've blended the exotic flavor of Brazilian Guava with the finest Ceylon tea available on the market. The result is a pleasingly astringent cup with wispy notes of strawberry like sweetness and sultry tropical highlights. Makes a great offering for your customers!

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.) 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 allow 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 a liquid tea treat. 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.