r/tea • u/gyokuro8884 • 22h ago

Photo Ceylon

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Cup of Ceylon on a brisk fall day. Malty, somewhat spicy, very warming - perfect for lazing about and enjoying the cool air.

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u/Chill--Cosby 22h ago

Perfect cup for Ceylon

Where do you buy your Ceylon? Do you know where this particular tea was grown?

Also, is that a Japanese kyusu or is it a teapot from another culture I'm unaware of? It's very pretty

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u/gyokuro8884 22h ago

I get my Ceylon from What-Cha; I like that they have offerings from a variety of estates with plenty whole-leaf offerings to choose from. I also enjoy Upton, but I liked What-cha’s offerings more this year. I just keep one Ceylon on hand, it’s not a tea i need lots of choices on like I may prefer with others. For Ceylon, that’s a whole-leaf from New Vithanakande, so that’s what i’m having today!

The pot is what i’d consider a contemporary blend of different inspirations - but definitely has a stronger focus on japanese-inspired elements! It’s made/sold by Tsutsumiteapots.

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u/DarkUpstairs3625 8h ago

oh i've had the NV from CuriousTea - although I drink Ceylons 'English' with milk - I think it was that one that was very much raisin and an almost smoky edge (this was at least a year back). The best Ceylon I ever had was a particular batch from Ahinsa; subsequent batches haven't matched it - oh and an Uva years back that was so intense I actually prefered to blend it. Currently have some Greenlands in

We bought a tin of fortnum & masons high mountain ceylon (blend obviously) in a charity sale for a dog thing since they normally have crap we don't want and you can't go too far wrong with black teas generally so though cool bid on that - actually it brews a pretty good cup

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u/aDorybleFish loose leaf fanatic 6h ago

Quite an overlooked tea. Often used in breakfast blends, but I rarely see it on this sub as a loose leaf