Reviewed Aug 2026
Orthodox Black Tea · Toraja highlands, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Indonesia Toraja Kale Black Tea

A full-bodied South Sulawesi black tea from the Toraja highlands with deep amber liquor and a distinctive smoky undertone, from Indonesia’s Kale tea tradition.

Toraja Kale is a black tea from the Toraja highlands of South Sulawesi in Indonesia, grown at altitudes between 1,200 and 2,200 m. The name Kale refers to the local Toraja term for tea leaf.

Sensory profile

Comparative scale
sweetnessHigh
acidityModerate
bitternessModerate
bodyVery high
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
pronounced body

Where it sits

Stronger than 189 of the 345 other drinks in the catalogue, and weaker than 146.

That is 52 mg in a 6–8 oz cup (180–240 ml) serving — a concentration of 24.8 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.

52 mg0205 mg

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