ORGANIC DARJEELING (Organic Estate Black Tea) Country of Origin: India Region: Darjeeling Shipping Port: Calcutta Grade: TGFOP (Tippy Golden Flowery
Orange Pekoe) Altitude: 6800 feet above sea level Manufacture Type: Orthodox Ingredients: Luxury organic black tea Organic Credentials: Certified Organic by QMI Organic Inc. Information: The Darjeeling area is India’s champagne district.
It is located in northern India at the high altitiude edges of the Himalaya
mountains. The main town is called Darjeeling and from the town center on a
clear day the peak of Mount Everest can be seen. The genus of the Darjeeling
tea bush is the Chinese Jat, which gives it the distinctive muscatel character.
Because the tea is grown at such high altitudes and in relatively cool
weather the bushes do not grow quickly, and as such the production is
limited. The best time of the year for quality is during ‘second-flush’ (end
May - end June). During this time Darjeelings are incomparable to any other
tea in the world. The fragrance and taste is a complex bouquet that reaches
right out of the cup. Some would describe the taste as nutty; others find it
reminds them of black currants, but most often it is described as similar to
the taste and fragrance of muscat grapes. There are 3 main times of year for producing good
quality Darjeelings: 1st flush - springtime harvested teas from late Feb.
to mid April. The young leaves yield a light tea with generally intense
muscatel with ‘point’. A gentle afternoon tea. 2nd flush - Harvested in June, these teas are more
fully developed. The liquor is bright and the taste full and round excellent
muscatel. A superb afternoon tea that is especially good with scones and raspberry
conserve. Autumnal - Not always available depending upon the
weather, they are typified by a round taste and coppery liquor. Excellent as
a breakfast tea with milk. Hot tea-brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold
water to a rolling boil. Place 1tsp of tea for each cup into teapot. Add
boiling water, cover and let steep 3 - 7 minutes. Add milk and sugar to
taste. Acceptable to consume 'straight up'. Iced tea-brewing method: (1 quart/liter) Place 6 tsps
of tea in a heat resistant pitcher. Add 1¼ cups freshly boiled water. Steep 5
min. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with ice water. Add steeped tea and fill
with ice water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. (Please note: Top quality tea
may cloud when iced (its OK) due to their naturally high flavonoid/polyphenol levels) Wholesale: We have special deal for
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it. Notes for the tea: Tea is natural products.
Some of them are produced by machines and some of them are produced by hands
.The same name tea may taste different because the brand name, production
time, different location (soil and weather), different manufactories and
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