Huay Hin Lad Nai · Chiang Rai

Assam tea

Tea beneath the trees.

Overview

At Huay Hin Lad Nai, Assam tea grows in the shade of tall trees, rather than on open plots cleared of forest. This difference shapes both how the tea is tended and what must be given up to grow it.

01 — Under the canopy

Grown under what was never cut down

In a conventional tea system the existing trees are taken out to open the ground to full sun. At Huay Hin Lad Nai the tea lives alongside trees that are still standing. The plants are part of the structure of the forest rather than a replacement for it.

02 — A slower harvest

Slow, because the system is built that way

Growing in shade means a slower picking cycle than on open ground. For production, that is a cost to bear. For the forest, it allows the canopy to remain. We choose to keep that canopy.

03 — In the formula

Its role in the formula

Assam tea is paired with forest honey in the same formula. As with honey, numerical details will be published on the TRACE page, rather than here, and only after they have been verified.