The foundation of this premium mountain tea blend is the well-known mountain tea Sideritis scardica. It is endemic to the mountains of the Balkan Peninsula (Bulgaria, Greece, Albania). Depending on the terroir, mountain range, and altitude, the plant develops different active compounds and aromas. The most famous mountain tea of Bulgaria, Mursalski Trigradski Tea, comes from the Rhodope Mountains above the mountain villages of Trigrad (population 640) and Muğla, in the Mursalitsa region, located in the far south of Bulgaria directly on the border with Greece. In Bulgaria, the plant is listed on the Red List of endangered species and may only be harvested under strict regulations.
Our original Mursalski Trigradski Tea grows in its natural habitat in a prime location, as do the other herbs in this exceptionally fine mountain tea blend. For St John's Wort, linden blossoms, and raspberry leaves, seeds from native wild herbs in the surrounding mountain meadows are sown. They then grow naturally without further cultivation, influenced only by the idyllic beauty of nature. In the case of oregano, it is even collected wild, gently picked by hand in the open countryside by family members of the producer.
After the harvesting from June to August, the plants are gently air-dried via hanging in the shade and then packaged for us. It doesn’t get more natural or of higher quality than this.
Single Origin
This tea comes 100% from the above-mentioned mountain meadows above Trigrad, sourced directly from the producer.
