Black Sesame offers you a savory cup of tea. With deep, fatty, nutty notes. If you’re one to shy away from sweet teas, Black Sesame is an excellent option. Notes of rich tahini waft through. Roasty, with faint hints of smoke, yet smooth, a darker tea. Absolutely zero astringency. Clean and refined flavor. The perfect tea choice to start your morning or to refresh with in the afternoon. Englishman James Taylor introduced tea to Sri Lanka in the 1860’s. Sri Lanka is now a major exporter of tea, much of which is orthodox black tea, to the Middle East and Russia. Formerly known as the British Colony of Ceylon in 1815, Sri Lanka achieved independence from Britain in 1948 and was renamed itself Sri Lanka in 1972. In 2011, the Sri Lankan government had a goal to remove the name Ceylon from all things it had control over, including tea! Cheers to the sovereign Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, the fourth-highest producer of tea worldwide!