Kalej Valley ( upper ) sftgfop-1 DJ 852 and Dooteriah sftgfop-1 DJ 847 Autumn flush 2013 Darjeeling tea.

Kalej Valley ( upper ) sftgfop-1 DJ 852 and Dooteriah sftgfop-1 DJ 847 Autumn flush 2013 Darjeeling tea.

         The Kalej Valley and Dooteriah tea estate is located near the area named Sonada in Darjeeling district. These 2 wonderful gardens of Darjeeling are owned by the Alchemist group of India. Both these gardens are world renowned for their traditional Darjeeling black teas. Most of the plants in these plantations are “china origin” bushes.

      In the recent years these 2 plantations have really improved by making high quality Darjeeling teas which have been witnessed by various tea lovers around the globe.

     Mr.Yogdeep Gurung (General Manager of Dooteriah and Kalej valley Tea estate) who is also known as a fine Darjeeling tea maker had send us samples of few of his finest Autumn Darjeeling tea lots . We have carefully selected 2 of their finest lots and the descriptions are given below:

1. Kalej Valley (upper) sftgfop-1 DJ 852 Autumn flush 2013

A superb pure autumnal flush Darjeeling tea plucked from the high elevation pure china bushes of this wonderful garden of Darjeeling. The dry leafs are well sorted and has an exotic aroma of ripe fruits and sugarcanes in this state.

      When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out bright orange/golden liquor. Each sip leaves delicious hint of fresh fruits like ripe apples, guavas and leaves a slight hint of spices on the palate.

   A perfect tea to start the day!

2.Dooteriah sftgfop-1 DJ 847 Autumn flush 2013

A very well made tea, plucked from the pure china bushes by one of the oldest tea estates in Darjeeling. The dry leafs are sorted small in size and has a very delicious aroma of dry pine leafs and sweet sugarcanes.

    When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out yellow/golden liquor. Each sip is very delicious which reminds of dry fruits like almonds and apricot and further ends with a dry musky after taste.

A classic Darjeeling autumnal flush tea!

We guarantee that these 2 teas are excellent Darjeeling autumn flush 2013 teas and really believe that they are true value for your money.

 

North Tukvar sftgfop-1 clonal Ex8/ Autumn flush 2013 Darjeeling tea.

North Tukvar sftgfop-1 clonal Ex8/ Autumn flush 2013 Darjeeling tea.

       North Tukvar Tea Estate is one of the oldest and the largest Tea plantation of Darjeeling. This wonderful plantation is blessed with Tea makers like Mr.Somani (Superintendant of North Tukvar and Puttabong tea estates)who has over the years manufactured and supplied the world of Darjeeling tea lovers with great high quality Darjeeling teas.

    

        The management of North Tukvar Tea Estate has planted a lot of young clonal bushes over the past 2 year and teas made from the P312 clonal bushes of this plantation are simply excellent. We have seen this garden making excellent teas from the last 1^st flush 2013 harvest and have been very happy with its teas.

      I had booked some of the finest autumn teas from this plantation in advanced and I am really delighted to get and offer the North Tukvar sftgfop-1 Clonal Ex8 /Autumn flush 2013 tea lot.

 

      This is a classic super quality Darjeeling tea made by one of the oldest plantation of Darjeeling. This exclusive tea has been plucked from the estate`s P312 clonal bushes and has a slightly dehydrated look in the dry leaf state as this is a pure autumn flush tea. The dry leafs has a very delicious aroma of ripe mangoes and dry pine leafs.

      When steeped for complete 5 minutes this excellent tea gives out bright golden orange liquor in the cup. Each sip is extremely fruity and leaves a unique nutty aroma on the tea lover’s palate.

    An exceptional super quality Darjeeling tea of the season.

An approach to autumn Flush 2013 darjeeling tea

The Autumn Flush harvest is the last and the final harvest of the year in the Darjeeling tea industry. This premium harvest period is awaited for a long time by both the tea lovers and the tea growers. This premium harvest takes place after the monsoon harvest which stretches from the month of July to 1^st week of October.

       This year we are expecting for the pure autumn flush teas to arrive after the 2^nd week of November 2013 as the “Dashera festival” has taken place on the mid weeks of October 2013 followed by a cyclone which has delayed this premium harvest.

        The Autumn flush harvest takes place for a very short period of time and the tea maker has to be very careful right from the beginning to the end of the tea production, as soon after this harvest the winter arrives and there is no tea production in Darjeeling in the whole of the winter season till the starting of March.

       A very good autumn tea should have a very dehydrated look in the dry leaf state and the aroma should be very matured and dry. The liquor in the cup should be slightly dark with rich after taste. The climatic conditions play a very vital role for the production of autumn flush teas. The temperature difference between the day and the night should be not more than 12-13 degrees Celsius. The autumn flush teas are normally high fired and fermented for a longer time than the 1^st and the 2^nd flush teas as a result of which these teas are richer in taste and has a longer shelve life.

This year we are expecting to have a great autumn flush harvest as there have been sufficient rains and the weather looks great at this point of time. We have already started to taste the samples from various plantations of Darjeeling and we will have the list of teas as soon as we receive the pure and fine autumn flush 2013 teas. Till then have patience and drink the fine teas that are already available in our list of premium teas!.