How much caffeine is in Nepal Ilam Golden Tips Black Tea?

Each 8 oz cup (240ml) serving contains approximately 46 mg of caffeine. For comparison, a standard 8 oz cup of brewed drip coffee contains around 95 mg. Actual content varies with dose, water temperature, and contact time.

What temperature should I use for Nepal Ilam Golden Tips Black Tea?

Target 90°C (194°F). Below this range the cup tends toward sourness and thinness from under-extraction; above it, bitterness rises faster than sweetness.

How long should Nepal Ilam Golden Tips Black Tea be extracted?

Extract for 3:00-4:00 using Gaiwan, at a ratio of 12g leaves per Liter, prepared at Whole Leaf. Time and ratio move together: a heavier dose generally wants a shorter contact time.

Why does my Nepal Ilam Golden Tips Black Tea taste bitter?

Bitterness almost always indicates over-extraction. Shorten the contact time, lower the water temperature slightly, or use less leaf. Change one variable at a time so you can tell which one was responsible.

Who should avoid Nepal Ilam Golden Tips Black Tea?

Caffeine-sensitive readers should account for leaf quantity, steep time, and total daily intake. Use individualized guidance for pregnancy, medication interactions, allergies, reflux, or other health concerns. Do not use a beverage as a replacement for prescribed care; preparation strength can change exposure. This is general educational information, not medical advice — consult a qualified healthcare professional about your own circumstances.

Reviewed Aug 2026

Orthodox Black Tea · Ilam, Nepal

Nepal Ilam Golden Tips Black Tea

Name: How to Brew Nepal Ilam Golden Tips Black Tea
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 8 oz cup (240ml)
Cuisine: Ilam, Nepal
Ingredients: 5 g loose-leaf black tea; 100 g filtered water at 90°C

Honeyed apricot and cocoa with a highland Nepali finish.

Nepal Ilam Golden Tips Black Tea is a black tea from Ilam, Nepal. This editorial profile focuses on Ilam’s small gardens and the rise of Nepalese orthodox tea, with practical preparation guidance and cautious sensory context for readers com…

Sensory profile

Comparative scale

sweetnessHigh

acidityModerate

bitternessLow

bodyHigh

aromaVery high

You should taste

How it unfolds

Aroma → Palate → Finish

AromaBefore and as you sip

No distinct note recorded here — the aroma reads as pronounced rather than carrying a nameable character of its own.

pronounced aroma

PalateWhile it is in the mouth

clear sweetness

FinishAfter you swallow

Cocoa

clear body

Where it sits

Stronger than 157 of the 345 other drinks in the catalogue, and weaker than 184.

That is 46 mg in a 8 oz cup (240ml) serving — a concentration of 19.2 mg per 100 ml. The scale above ranks whole servings, and servings differ in size, so a larger drink can sit further right while being weaker cup for cup.

CupCura editorial estimate. No public food database has measured this preparation, so this figure is our own and is not independently sourced.

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