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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Probably not many people know Kayu Aro tea is grown in the highlands of the slopes of Mount Kerinci, Jambi. In fact, wood is the best tea aro Indonesia. In fact, in colonial times, tea beverage Kayu Aro became Queen of England and Queen of the Netherlands.
Of Kayu Aro, the resulting beverage is orthodox tea or black tea. First, this black tea comes from the tea Assam, India. Excess orthodox black tea for flavor and aroma. Both of them are so typical. In fact, these advantages make tea producers Kayu Aro tea packaging make for the ultimate blend of materials to obtain the desired taste.
Kayu Aro tea plantations on the slopes of Mount Kerinci reach 3,020 hectares. It is one of the widest expanse of tea plantations in the world. The vineyard is located at an altitude of 1,400 meters above sea level (masl), up to 1,600 meters above sea level. This garden one of the old tea plantation in Indonesia, which was built in the Dutch colonial era.
This area was originally just plain forests. Dutch company Namlodee Venotchaat Handle Verininging Amsterdam then created a tea plantation in 1925 and 1928. Kerinci forest clearing as a tea garden planting done by hiring hundreds of contract laborers from Java. Tea planting process began in 1929, while the tea factory was established in 1932.
From the hands of the colonial, plantation management Kayu Aro Tea Plantation switch to PT Nusantara VI. Until now the tea garden and the old mill still operates from the Dutch.
To enjoy the expanse of tea plantations, the general public can come right out and traveled. As for visitors who intend to see tea processing in factories Kayu Aro, they need special permission from the company archipelago. You see, in order to keep the aroma of tea is not tainted, not just anyone allowed to enter the factory. Factory workers are also prohibited from using cosmetics.
In the factory, freshly picked leaves will go through the process of withering in the tanks, the hot air flowing underneath. After wilting, the lorry hanging, the leaves are transported to the mill. Then milled by machine.
The next process is fermentation. Aerated milled at room temperature cold. Last dried, the term entered into the frying. With machines, tea powder will be separated based on quality. On average each year the tea garden is producing 5,500 tonnes of black tea. Most are exported to Europe, Russia, Middle East, United States, Central Asia, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia.
The final stage of this process is the test of tea in the testing room, which is done every day. The test starts from the appearance of particle testing, test taste, aroma, color and appearance of waste water steeping steeping. According to the tests of tea, Jumiati, tests conducted since dried tea from frying. The goal is to detect if there is a change in quality. Tea tested once again before being packed.
Jumiati are already a dozen years as a tester of tea, take a cup of tea and a teapot and douse with hot water. A few teaspoons of grade one, the most superior tea, put in a pot. Grains are not too fine and black. Then leaf tea was poured boiling water, covered for three minutes.
After that, Jumiati pouring liquid porcelain tea cup red to white. For testing, he smelled the steaming tea, and sipped water. If there is a strange smell and not according to the standard, ready-made tea was not so sold. They will look for the cause weirdness.
From the testing room, it was revealed the secrets of how to brew tea properly. "Do not over time brew, then bitter, and should always be with the boiling water," said Jumiati.
Kayu Aro tea cup reddish it feels really different from other teas. Aroma of steaming tea water vapor is also very typical. Unfortunately, it is hard to get a quality grade of tea here, because only sold abroad.
In Jambi and West Sumatra, there are also tea aro sold under the brand Kajoe Aro Tea. Although different quality, it is not much different from the export of tea.
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