It's hand picked twice a day and each pick is put
into an iron pot to be roasted for approximately two and a half to
three minutes.
The roasted tea leaves are then placed on a woven
mat and massaged by hand for about three to four minutes.
The roasted tea leaves are then spread out evenly
across a screen and left inside to dry (exposure to sunlight can
destroy essential nutrients and minerals). The process of massaging
the roasted tea leaves and placing them on a screen to dry is
repeated three times for a total drying time of 12 hours.
The dry tea leaves are then roasted again in an iron
pot.
The roasted tea leaves are then placed inside a clay
room and left overnight.
In the morning, the tea leaves are roasted in a
steel pot over low temperature for about three to four hours. This
will slowly bring out the nutrients from the leaf. (High
temperature over a strong fire could burn off vital nutrients and
minerals.)
The entire process, from picking the tea leaves by hand
to packaging ready is completed within 24 hours.
