{"product_id":"mziani-tsivi-imereti","title":"MZIANI TSIVI","description":"\u003ch2\u003eმზიანი ცივი — MZIANI TSIVI\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSun-Dried Living Tea · IMERETI\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePronunciation:\u003c\/strong\u003e [mZIA-ni TSI-vi]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBiochemistry\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMZIANI TSIVI is a living tea. Sun drying preserves enzymes and chlorophyll. Active microbiome cultures continue to develop in the leaf — antioxidant levels increase with aging. The biochemistry of MZIANI TSIVI is dynamic, not static.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaffeine: 35–55 mg per cup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrobiome cultures: active\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatechins, polyphenols: high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChlorophyll: preserved through sun drying\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCharacter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlive. Changes with every brew. Like a mountain river — cold, clean, with character. The first infusion is the introduction. Third through fifth are the peak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eName Legend\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eცივი (Tsivi) means \"cold\" or \"cool\" in Georgian. In traditional Georgian medicine, \"cold\" denotes cleansing. MZIANI is always stated for this type — traditional Georgian living tea implies sun drying. The two words together describe what the leaf is and how it became that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrigin\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstate: Tkibuli tea garden, Village Dzirovani, Imereti, Georgia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevation: 630 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarvest: Spring 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertification: Organic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePicking standard: bud + 2 leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow MZIANI TSIVI is Made\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlucked: bud + 2 leaves, hand-picked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithered: 4 hours in the shadow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFixed (kill-green): 7 minutes at 220°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRolled: 30 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSun-dried: 12–24 hours under open sunlight (the MZIANI step)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinal drying: 3 hours at 40°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBrewing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater: 95°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeaf: 5 g per 200 ml\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst infusion: 20 seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach next: +10 seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal infusions: 5–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach infusion differs from the previous. The leaf evolves through the session.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout GTNS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMZIANI TSIVI is named according to the Georgian Tea Nomenclature Standard — the first open standard for naming Georgian tea, authored by Teanium. The name encodes the processing method (MZIANI · sun-drying) and the tea type (TSIVI · the living, cleansing leaf). Read the full standard at \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/gtns\"\u003eteanium.com\/pages\/gtns\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/2074\/8369\/files\/HarvestTeaniummountain2023_480x480.png?v=1696457668\" alt=\"MZIANI TSIVI — harvest at Teanium estate, Imereti, 2023\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teanium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47831851762001,"sku":"TS-MZIANI-TSIVI-IMERETI-FOTI-56G","price":6.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/2074\/8369\/files\/TSIVI.png?v=1780542681","url":"https:\/\/teanium.com\/products\/mziani-tsivi-imereti","provider":"Teanium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}