Mountain tea Sideritis Scardica is endemic to the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula (Bulgaria, Greece, Albania). Depending on the terroir / mountain and altitude, the plant forms different ingredients and aromas. It is so deeply rooted in Greek culture that it is also commonly referred to as Greek mountain tea. For centuries, shepherds have been drinking this tea when traveling with their flocks. One of the most famous terroirs in Greece for this tea, besides Mt. Olympus, are the slopes of Mount Othrys in the Titan Mountains. Mount Othrys is the site of the battle of the Greek gods against the Titans, who settled on Mount Olympus after their victory under Zeus.It grows there in its natural habitat at an altitude of about 1200m in the best location. For the tea, only the native seeds of the wild mountain tea of the area are sown in the mountain meadows. The plants then grow on their own without further processing and are influenced only by the picturesque and beautiful nature.In June, at the flowering stage, the tea is finally harvested by hand when the plants have the highest content of polyphenols. Only the upper juicy stems and the full umbels with spikes are carefully selected. Then these are dried in the most gentle way in the air, hanging in the shade, and then packaged for us.
Single Origin
This tea comes 100% from the above mountain meadows at Mt. Othrys, direct purchase from the tea farmer.
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