Alaya Tea

Our teas, from Alaya Teas, are sourced from organic estates and farms that are building soil health and going back to regenerative practices: no tilling, no pesticides, and no synthetic inputs. All our teas come from biodynamic estates. All our herbals come from organic farms, which have transitioned to regenerative agriculture. 

DARJEELING GREEN TEA
A unique offering, our Darjeeling Green tea has not been oxidized like its counterpart, Darjeeling Second Flush, and thus it retains its green color and is dried and rolled shortly after being harvested. This fragrant, aromatic Green tea is light, refreshing, and nutty.

• Certified organic and biodynamic
• 100 grams: Yields 50+ cups of tea (.32 cents per cup)
• 100% compostable packaging, including the label and zipper
  
  

HIBISCUS FLOWERS 
This tropical flower is not only beautiful on the eyes, but makes for a soothing tea with tart, tangy notes. Regenerative organic certified hibiscus flowers grown in Uttar Pradesh are plucked at their peak, dried, and preserved in their natural beauty. Brew over the stovetop to let the flavors truly develop, then strain out the flowers and enjoy. These flowers are also lovely as an iced tea, with a squeeze of lemon.

• Certified organic
• 70 grams: Yields 35+ cups (.45 cents per cup)
• 100% compostable packaging, including the label and zipper
• Try this tea iced, or as an ingredient for summer recipes!
  

DARJEELING BLACK TEA
Harvested in the second picking of the year, Darjeeling Second Flush Black Tea tea leaves are full-bodied. Retaining that quintessential floral taste unique to Darjeeling tea, this tea comes from the unique terroir of this Himalayan region. Darjeeling teas are not as robust as those from Assam, which are typically used for masala chai. Also great iced, with a slice of orange.

• Certified organic and biodynamic
• 100 grams: Yields 50+ cups of tea (.36 cents per cup)
• 100% compostable packaging, including the label and zipper

CHAI TEA (ASSAM BLACK TEA + GINGER)

We grew up in households where chai was a daily ritual. But it was unlike the chai latte served at cafes today. Instead, it’s a simple combination of black tea and ginger or black tea and cardamom. This is our take on a classic -- a robust, biodynamic CTC (Crush Tear Curl) Assam black tea blended with organic ginger that is grown in the gardens of the women who pluck our tea. 

• Certified organic and biodynamic
• 100 grams: Yields 50+ cups of tea (.32 cents per cup)
• 100% compostable packaging, including the label and zipper
• View chai tea recipe here: https://alayatea.co/blogs/news/masalachai