Single Origin · Glentilt Estate
Glentilt Golden Tips
Glentilt rests among the cool highlands of Ceylon, where misty mornings, fertile soils and gentle mountain slopes shape teas with a graceful character. The estate’s natural setting gives each harvest a smooth body, delicate aroma and a distinctive sense of place.
The Story of Glentilt
Glentilt has grown alongside generations of tea makers who have shaped the estate with skill, patience and care. Its cool highland climate and fertile slopes give the tea a smooth, distinctive character. Today, the estate continues to honour its Ceylon Tea heritage while embracing responsible practices that protect the land for the future.
Brewing Instructions
Buds taken through full oxidation, which turns the silver down to gold. Honeyed where Silver Tips is clean.
Measure
1 heaped tsp (3 g)
Water
200 ml
Heat
85–90 °C
Steep
3–4 min
- Second steep
- Two steeps; the second is more floral
- Leaf form
- Loose leaf
- Water
- Filtered, just off the boil
One thing worth knowing — A minute's wait after the kettle clicks is enough. Full boiling water flattens the honey note this bud is grown for.
Ceylon Highlands · Glentilt
From Glentilt Estate
Glentilt rests among the cool highlands of Ceylon, where misty mornings, fertile soils and gentle mountain slopes shape teas with a graceful character. The estate’s natural setting gives each harvest a smooth body, delicate aroma and a distinctive sense of place.
