Darjeeling

Product Description

Known as the champagne of teas, Darjeeling tea is famed for its sparkling clarity of taste & crystalline sweetness, benefitting from the steady rainfall, light soil & cool air of the Himalayan foothills. The British first established plantations in Darjeeling in the 1840s, using seeds smuggled from China, & some of the original China Jat bushes are still cultivated today. Picked during the second harvest of the year between May & June, this Second Flush Darjeeling takes on some of the warmth of late spring, with developed fruit notes coming through in the cup. Youll often hear connoisseurs refer to the muscatel quality of a good Second Flush variety, & its true that this particular Darjeeling tea has a real sense of that delicious dessert wine sweetness. Far lighter than most black teas, Darjeeling is best brewed lightly & enjoyed without milk
- youll find its sublimely refreshing at any time of day.