Artisanal Tea Maker Utilizes Rare Roseate Cultivar

Rose reserve tea is not just a mark of the enchanting flavors fostered by Nepal’s unique high-altitude micro-climates and terroir, but also an embodiment of the keen talent of a new generation of tea-makers.

Tea-maker Chandra Bhattarai, 35, is responsible for crafting this year’s Rose Label Reserve Rose Tea for the Nepali Tea Collective. He is the embodiment of the keen talent of a new generation of Nepali tea makers.

Chandra was born in Ranitar in the remote, hilly region of the Panchthar district, which borders India’s tea-growing region.

His family lived next door to the factory built on the Kanchanjangha Tea Estate, where his older brother found work as an assistant to the tea maker.

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