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Satemwa Estate Thyolo Pan-Roasted is a green tea that is grown and produced in the Thyolo District in the southern Shire Highlands. Established in 1923 at an elevation about 3,300 feet to grow both tea and coffee in the temperate climate, it is one of the few remaining family-owned tea gardens in the area, as most gardens have been sold to larger companies looking to produce commodity tea. This garden produces artisanal teas derived from experiments with the local cultivars of the tea plant that have been developed here over the decades - Bvumbwe, Thyolo and Zomba.
The large, twisted leaves from the Thyolo cultivar have been pan-roasted and yield a smooth and clean, light-bodied infusion with rich and sweet notes of nuts and roasted vegetables.