MINI DISCOVERY MIX
All four Saicho expressions in one collection: Darjeeling, Jasmine, Hojicha and Osmanthus, each made from a single origin tea. Taste them side by side, or enjoy them through the season, from a light lunch to afternoon tea or dinner.
Serve chilled, in a flute or tulip glass.
6x Jasmine 200ml
Scented with jasmine blossoms, this green tea from Fuding, in Fujian province, China, has a delicate floral aroma and notes of apple sherbet, lychee and vanilla, making it a refreshing aperitif.
On The Nose
Jasmine flower, blossom, lemon peel and fresh-cut pear aromatics.
On the Palate
Apple, lychee and vanilla with gentle, dry tannins.
6x Hojicha 200ml
Originating in Kyoto in the 1920s as a way of utilising leftover leaves, stems, stalks and twigs, Hojicha is a roasted green tea from Japan. The tea has a deep umami character and notes of nori seaweed, roasted hazelnut and delicate smoke, with dry and woody tannins.
On The Nose
Rich wood, blackcurrant leaf and orange blossom.
On the Palate
Nori seaweed, roasted hazelnut and delicate smoke, with dry and woody tannins.
6x Darjeeling 200ml
This black tea was grown in the foothills of the Himalayas in Darjeeling, India. Harvested in the summer to develop its unique Darjeeling muscatel flavour, the tea has notes of mandarin, ginger, and wood spice and gentle, dry tannins.
On The Nose
Bergamot oil, pink grapefruit, sandalwood and saffron.
On the Palate
Mandarin, ginger and wood spice with gentle, dry tannins.
6x Osmanthus 200ml
Scented with osmanthus blossoms, this Tie Guan Yin oolong tea from Xianyou County, China, has notes of apricot, cucumber, and custard apples.
On The Nose
Honeyed osmanthus blossom, golden apricot and delicate florals.
On the Palate
Apricot, cucumber and custard apple with creamy undertones, with gentle, dry tannins.