Origin: India Leaf Type: Black Tea Taste: Floral & lightly fragrant Drink: Without Milk Brew: 3-5 minutes according to taste with water off the boil When to drink: Afternoon To taste Darjeeling is to taste the landscape where it is grown. Intermittent rain, sun & moisture-laden mists nurture the century-old tea gardens in the landscape that inspired Rudyard Kipling to craft his stories. The smallest shoots, still covered in dew, are picked by hand at first light to deliver one of our finest teas.