Wholesale DIVINE MADMAN'S OAK ASH FERMENTED DARK TEA | for Bhutanese Tea with Butter

Tasting experience: usually served blended with butter and a pinch of salt (as 'Suja'), or brewed in water (as 'Ja Tang'), this stunning tea is reminiscent of a rustic, soothing yet rich cooked pu er. Expect notes of aged wood and ripe dates. ENTER BHUTAN! A most unusual tea origin. Home of the highest unclimbed mountain in the world (Gangkhar Puensum) and 19 peaks that tower over 7000m above sea level, the stunning Kingdom of Bhutan has been on our team's bucket list for many years. Known as the 'Land of the Thunder Dragon', Bhutan stands out for many reasons: - No stoplights. Thimphu is the only capital city (that we know of) without a single stoplight. With a population of just over 100,000, Thimphu's happy citizens have little trouble commuting without electronic traffic signals. They do, however, make road stops when happy cows block a road - which happens fairly often. - Gross National Happiness: This is the 1972 brainchild of HM Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the 4th King of Bhutan. He recognized that well-being comprises many factors beyond (but including) economic development. - The Divine Madman and Phallic Paintings: Drukpa Kinley was a 15th-century Buddhist monk, poet, and saint of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage. He was known for taming the wildest demons and guiding people to enlightenment with arguably unorthodox methods. Drukpa Kinley is particularly famous for using his penis (referred to as 'the Thunderbolt of Flaming Wisdom) during his saintly duties; you will find paintings and statues depicting Drukpa Kinley's member all over Bhutan. - A mesmerizing, probably millenary tea tradition that is barely known outside of Bhutan! TEA FACTS: Harvest: April 2023 Process: aerobic fermentation with oak ash (see below) Origin: Samcholing, Trongsa, Bhutan GPS: 27.4°N 90.5°E, ~1950m GROWERS: Ms. D. Pelden (below, left) leads Samcholing's Tea Growers' Cooperative. With roughly three dozen members, they grow and handcraft tea in stunning, relatively un-gro