{"product_id":"dila-imereti","title":"DILA · Georgian Red (Black) Tea","description":"\u003ch2\u003eდილა — DILA\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeorgian Red (Black) Tea · IMERETI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePronunciation:\u003c\/strong\u003e [DI-la]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBiochemistry\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDILA is fully oxidised. The process forms theaflavins and thearubigins — the polyphenols responsible for the amber-to-copper colour and the warming character. Bioavailable manganese and zinc are retained. Caffeine sits in the morning-tea range. The Imereti tea bush hybrids developed in 20th-century Georgia carry notes of fruit and honey, native to the variety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaffeine: 40–70 mg per cup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheaflavins and thearubigins: high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManganese and zinc: bioavailable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOxidation: full\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariety: Imereti hybrid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarm. Direct. Daily. Like a Georgian morning — no unnecessary words, but full of character. Notes of stone fruit and honey from the variety, body that holds milk if added, finish that lasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eName Legend\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eდილა (Dila) is the Georgian word for morning. Red tea is the morning ritual, the daily tonic, the start of the day. DILA is the base type for three states in GTNS: DILA (classic), MZIANI DILA (sun-dried), and KVAMLI DILA (smoked). The name belongs to the time of day when the tea is most often drunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstate: Teanium plantation, Village Akhalbediseuli, Imereti, Georgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevation: 240 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest: Spring 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlantation size: 56 hectares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariety: Imereti tea bush hybrid (developed in 20th-century Georgia)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertification: Organic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow DILA is Made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlucked: bud and 2 leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithered: 18 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRolled: 1 hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFermented (oxidised): 5 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDried: 4 hours at 70°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaked: 15 minutes at 110°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis six-step process is the foundation of every red tea in the Teanium catalogue. KVAMLI RKALI DILA — the vine-smoked flagship — adds a seventh step (7 minutes over grapevine wood) on top of this exact base. The same Imereti variety, the same six steps, then the smoke.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBrewing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater: 95–100°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaf: 5 g per 200 ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst infusion: 3 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach next: +1 minute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal infusions: 2–3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDILA holds milk well if you take it that way. Without milk, taste the honey and stone fruit notes of the Imereti variety.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout GTNS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDILA is named according to the Georgian Tea Nomenclature Standard — the first open standard for naming Georgian tea, authored by Teanium. The Georgian word for morning becomes the name for the red leaf that begins the day. Read the full standard at \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gtns\"\u003eteanium.com\/pages\/gtns\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teanium","offers":[{"title":"Loose leaf 80 g","offer_id":53853914038609,"sku":"DILA-FOTI-80","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Pressed cubes 12","offer_id":53853914071377,"sku":"DILA-KUBI-12","price":3.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Powder 50 g","offer_id":53853914104145,"sku":"DILA-KVARI-50","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/2074\/8369\/files\/DILA.png?v=1780543916","url":"https:\/\/teanium.com\/products\/dila-imereti","provider":"Teanium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}