Beta Tea Yüksek Tepeler Turkish Black Tea 1kg - Strong Loose Leaf
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Beta Tea Yüksek Tepeler Turkish Black Tea is the strong, everyday loose-leaf çay that fills the house with aroma the moment the second teapot starts to steam. "Yüksek Tepeler" means "high hills," and the name fits: this is 100% Turkish tea grown in the high gardens of the Eastern Black Sea (Doğu Karadeniz) and processed the traditional way. The pack carries the maker's own promise printed across the front - yoğun dem, sert içim: intense brew, strong cup.
Made from the upper tea leaves, it steeps to a deep, bright crimson - the ruby colour Turkish drinkers look for in a properly demlenmiş glass. The flavour is full-bodied and robust, with the brisk, slightly bracing character that defines a real Turkish black tea rather than a soft, watery one. It holds its strength well, so a single brew stretches comfortably across a long table of guests.
Within the Beta range this is the workhorse grade: bolder and more affordable than the top-leaf Taç Yaprak blend and the red-brew Kızıl Dem blend. If you drink tea every morning and want a cup with backbone, this is the one to keep on the shelf.
How to brew it the Turkish way: use a double teapot (çaydanlık). Boil water in the lower pot, add 2-3 teaspoons of tea per cup to the dry upper pot, pour the boiling water over the leaves, then return the upper pot to steam over the lower one for 10-15 minutes. Pour the dark concentrate (dem) into the glass first, then top up with hot water to the strength you like - açık (light), tavşan kanı (rabbit-blood red), or koyu (strong).
Brand: Beta Tea, a tea brand of Beta Gıda (founded 1978), with Turkish tea processed in Sürmene, Trabzon.
Net weight: 1000 g (1 kg) loose black tea. Origin: Turkey.
