Arya Diamond Organic Ex30 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2019

A premium quality organic 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea made by one of the most reputed gardens of Darjeeling. This premium batch of Darjeeling tea is plucked from pure AV2 clonal bushes which grow on the steep hills of this high elevation garden. The dry leaves are wiry in appearance and have lots of small size silver tips in it. The dry leaves give out delicious aroma of freshly baked confectionaries like chocolate cakes, cookies and vanilla with slight citrus like undertones.

     When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out yellow liquor. Each sip is deliciously fruity which reminds of ripe mangoes, peaches, soy milk , sweet raisins and sweet strawberries which further leaves a lingering sweetness on the palate

    A true jewel from the organic Arya tea estate of Darjeeling!

Upper Namring (Premium) Ex-3 darjeeling tea 1st flush 2019

A top of the line super premium quality 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea which has been plucked by the expert tea pluckers of this tea garden from the youngest AV2 clonal bushes from the special tea growing section of this beautiful garden of Darjeeling.

     The dry leaves are very well processed and are covered by furry young silver tips.The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of white roses, sweet grass and exotic ripe fruits with undertones and sweetness of fresh flowers like geranium, white lilies and fresh fennel seeds.

      When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out a pale yellow liquor.Each sip is delicious and intensely fragrant which gives a blast of flavours of ripe mangoes,ripe white grapes and peaches with undertones of almonds and dry coconuts which further leaves a honey and lemony after taste on the palate.

A true nectar from the nature and one of the best Darjeeling tea from  the  1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea harvest.

Puttabong Organic Moondrops LC-3 darjeeling tea 1st flush 2019

A super premium quality organic 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea which is plucked from the pure and youngest AV2 clonal bushes planted at the highest elevation section of this most reputed organic garden of Darjeeling. The dry leaves are well twisted and are bold and wiry in appearance. Almost 80% of the tea is covered with furry white snow buds. The dry leaves gives out fresh and fragrant notes of freshly plucked white roses and vanilla with slight hints of roasted cashew nuts and sweet sugarcanes. This is the 1^st and best batch of pure and premium 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea to roll out of this garden this year.

     When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out light yellow liquor. Each sip is fruity- floral and smooth which reminds of ripe mangoes, ripe grapes and sweet raisins with undertones of fresh flowers and honey which further leaves a lingering sweet and lemony after taste on the palate.

A majestic batch of premium 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea which is simply the best one will taste this year.

Risheehat Organic sftgfop-1 ch.Flowery LC-3 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2019

An exceptional high quality, classic style organic 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea, plucked from the selected high elevation pure china bushes of this most reputed tea garden of Darjeeling. The dry leaves are well sorted, wiry in appearance and have lots of tiny silver tips in it. The dry leaves gives out delicious flowery aroma of exotic flowers like white roses and lilies with a hint of raw mangoes and honey.

      When steeped for complete 4 minutes the cup gives out light yellow liquor. Each sip is delicious which reminds of exotic fresh flowers, followed by notes of honey, vanilla, ripe white grapes and sweet sticky rice and further leaves a sweet and refreshing bite on the palate.

A classic style early harvest 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea which will surely impress a true Darjeeling tea lover`s palate

Rohini (Spring Delight) Ex-7 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2019

        We are really happy to have an excellent batch of premium 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea from the Rohini tea estate of Darjeeling during the early spring harvest because the tea makers of this estate keeps trying to make very good batches of Darjeeling teas each season even during hard times during the harvest seasons.

  

     The Rohini (Spring Delight) EX-7 of 1^st flush 2019 harvest is the first batch of premium Darjeeling tea to enter our list of 1^st flush teas this year.

   

   This particular batch of premium quality Darjeeling tea is harvested during the early spring 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea harvest and is plucked from the selected premium AV2 clonal bushes by the expert tea pluckers of this beautiful garden of Darjeeling. The dry leaves are well sorted and are filled with bold size silver tips. The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of freshly picked flowers with slightly citrus like notes.

     When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out light yellow liquor. Each sip is extremely delicious and smooth which reminds of freshly picked jasmine flowers and lilies which further leave a smooth flowery aftertaste followed by notes of sweet raisins and fennel seeds on the palate.

     We have selected this batch after tasting about 4 different samples from the early spring harvest from this estate and it really feels great to have a fine tea like this one in our list. We will definitely look for more premium teas like this from different tea estates during the harvest.

     This batch of Darjeeling tea is one of the best lot of tea that we have tasted in many years from this estate. We guarantee that every tea lover will love this premium batch of Darjeeling tea.

An approach to 1st flush 2019 darjeeling tea

An Approach to 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling teas:

       Every year after the autumn flush harvest ends at the 2^nd week of December we get to relax and take a break after a full year of work which includes tea tasting to procure the best teas and marketing them well and restore the revenues earned from the teas and keep the finances ready to procure the best teas again when the new harvest starts again during the next working year. This process keeps going on, again and again each year but trust me it does not get boring for us as each year we learn so many new things about the teas we procure from various gardens of Darjeeling and about the markets where we sell the teas every season.

      We have been experiencing a draught like situation almost every year during the 1^st flush Darjeeling tea harvest but this year we have received rain showers at regular intervals from the last week of January to the 1^st week of February, so it will be interesting to see the initial 1^st flush Darjeeling teas and it`s quality.

     This year the Tea Board of India has instructed all the gardens of Darjeeling to pluck the leaves only after the 11^th of February 2019 so that the leaf quality is good and the overall qualities of the new teas are of high quality.

   As our retail outlet is based in Darjeeling, India for more than 5 decades and having an in depth knowledge in this trade for last 3 generations we have noticed that the best climatic conditions for good 1^st flush Darjeeling teas needs a good amount of rainfall during the winter season when the tea gardens are closed and once the spring season arrives we need good sunshine during and the day and night temperature difference should also be about 9-10 degrees Celsius. We have also noticed that Darjeeling teas made from the young clonal cultivars like AV2 and P312 are commonly favourites among tea lovers these days.

    As usual we will taste as much tea samples as possible and procure only the best Darjeeling teas as usual. Please keep visiting our website www.teaemporium.net for further updates on the new 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling teas.

   

An Approach to 2nd flush 2018 Darjeeling tea

An approach to 2^nd flush 2018 Darjeeling teas:

    We are again very excited to select the finest 2^nd flush 2018 Darjeeling teas for our tea lover friends living all over the world. The 2^nd flush harvest is of the most important harvest of Darjeeling tea industry as during this period the teas produced in Darjeeling hill has a unique “muscatel” flavour which tea lovers all around the world compare with the Muscat wine or Muscat grapes. Tea experts even claim that this is such a unique character in Darjeeling tea during 2^nd flush harvest that no other tea growing area in the world can replicate this character.

     The ideal time for 2^nd flush harvest in Darjeeling is last week of May to last week of June but this year we are seeing  some early 2^nd flush teas as tea bushes were pruned early last year in most of the garden of Darjeeling after the strikes. For a perfect 2^nd flush harvest the night and day temperature difference should not be more than 12-15 degrees Celsius .The finest muscatel 2^nd flush teas are made from the most dehydrated leaves and buds. A perfect 2^nd flush Darjeeling tea should have dark golden orange liquor, with fully brown infused leaves. The flavour should remind of dark chocolates and Muscat grapes and should have a sweet and strong after taste. These are the few thumb rules that we follow while choosing the finest teas in 2^nd flush harvest.

      We taste about 40 cups of different teas from various gardens of Darjeeling everyday and have already started choosing the best teas. We will inform all our tea lover friends after the selections are completed and the 2^nd flush list is ready.

    Till then we appreciate your patience and thank you for reading this article. Please keep visiting our website for best of Darjeeling tea harvests.

Upper Fagu sftgfop-1 Dj-4 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2018

A very well made 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea plucked from the finest china bushes of this well known garden of Darjeeling.

    The dry leaves are well processed and high fired as a result of which the dry leaves gives out delicious flavours of roasted nuts, chocolates and slightly woody notes.

       When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives golden orange liquor. Each sip is delicious which reminds of roasted nuts and leaves a muscatel after taste on the palate which is a rare character to find in the 1^st flush harvest.

A very well made 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea which is perfect for the breakfast

Puttabong Organic Moondrops Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2018

 We are proud to offer this majestic batch of Premium 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea which has been plucked from the 100% pure AV2 clonal bushes of this prestigious organic garden of Darjeeling.The dry leaves are bold and wiry in appearance and has a lot of wiry silver tips in it.The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of ripe mangoes,vanilla, sugar candy and hint of sweet lemon grass.

    When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out a bright yellow liquor.Each sip reminds of sweet ripe mangoes, pineapples and ripe white grapes,which further leaves a flowery,honey and lemony aftertaste on the palate.

A majestic batch of Premium 1^st flush 2018 darjeeling tea which is exclusively made for a true Darjeeling tea connoisseur.

Glenburn Moonshine Elite EX-5 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2018

An elite batch of pure 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea plucked from the choicest AV2 young clonal bushes of this beautiful garden of Darjeeling by the expert tea pluckers of this garden. This is the 1^st batch of pure 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea made from pure AV2 clonal leaves exclusively for us without any mixture of winter leaves.

      The dry leaves are hand sorted and are bold in size which further contains a lot of bold unbroken silver tips in it. The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of ripe fruits and white chocolates in this state.

     When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out bright yellow liquor and rich flavours of ripe fruits immediately hits the smelling senses .Each sip is super smooth and delicious which reminds of ripe mangoes and white chocolates with slight hint of strawberries which further leaves a delicious after taste of honey and lemon on the palate.

A true gem of the 1^st flushes 2018 Darjeeling tea harvest and the best batch of the garden which cannot be further replicated.

North Tukvar (clonal Exclusive) LC-1 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2018

 A super premium quality 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea plucked from 100% pure P312 clonal bushes of this prestigious plantation of Darjeeling. This is the 1^st batch of pure 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea that rolled out of this garden this year.

    The dry leaves are sorted small in size and are filled with small and wiry silver tips in it. The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of sweet sugarcane, green apples, white lilies and sweet dry dates in this state.

    When steeped for complete 4 minutes the cup gives out light yellow liquor. Each sip is super delicious which reminds of exotic fresh flowers and leaves a fruity after taste of raw mangoes and peaches on the palate.

A fantastic batch of 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea, which is exclusively made for a true Darjeeling tea lover.

Glenburn Moonshine -elite EX7 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2017

         
              A very special and premium lot of 1st flush 2017 Darjeeling tea which was exclusively plucked from 100% pure china bushes by expert pluckers during the peak harvest period of the early 1st flush harvest. The dry leaves are bold in size and consist of full size unbroken silver tips in it. When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out bright yellow liquor which releases a very flowery aroma of white roses, Lilly and a slight citrus type note. Each sip is truly delicious which reminds of dry coconuts and sweet dates which further leave a lingering after taste of sweet sticky boiled rice and exotic flowers.

     A master hand crafted Darjeeling tea which is a must try by all tea lovers.

Upper Namring ( Premium) EX3 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2017

          We are really proud and glad to offer this lot of premium grade 1st flush 2017 early spring Darjeeling tea from the high elevation gardens of the Upper Namring tea estate of Darjeeling.  

         

       This is top of the line super Premium quality Darjeeling tea plucked from the 100% pure young clonal AV2 bushes from the high elevation clonal fields of this highly reputed garden of Darjeeling.

     The dry leaves are large and bold in size and are filled with 90% large silver tips in it. The dry leaves releases very delicious fruity aroma of sugarcane, white grapes and honey in this state.

     When steeped for completely 5 minutes the cup gives very light yellow liquor. Each sip reminds of fresh exotic flowers like roses and jasmine and leaves a smooth after taste of lemon and raw mangoes.

    True champagne of the 1^st flush 2017 Darjeeling tea harvest which should be tasted by all Darjeeling tea lovers.

An Approach to Autumn flush 2016 Darjeeling teas

An Approach to Autumn flush 2016 Darjeeling teas:

        The last and the much awaited harvest in the Darjeeling tea industry is the Autumn flush harvest. After 4 long months of rains we will finally get to taste some fine and high flavour Darjeeling teas from the various plantations of Darjeeling. During the monsoon period the teas produced in Darjeeling gives a strong cup with less flavour.

     The Autumn flush harvest lasts for a very small frame of time as it starts as soon as the monsoons are over and the tea bushes starts getting continuous sunshine and high climatic temperature during the day time and cold climatic conditions during the night. For a perfect autumn flush harvest the day and night temperature difference should not be more than 9-12 degrees Celsius. A perfect Autumn flush Darjeeling tea should have a dehydrated look in the dry leaf state, it should have a dark brownish dry leaf appearance. The cup should give out a bright orange liquor ,with a chocolate like flavour and each sip should be very fruity floral with clear hints of dry winter  leaves like smell that we usually get in the forests during the winters.

     This year it seems that the Autumn flush Darjeeling tea harvest is slightly late as it rained very heavily during the early weeks of October and in November we are finally getting some very sunny days. We are expecting very good Autumn flush Darjeeling teas this year and right after the Diwali holidays (from the 1^st week of November) are over, we are expecting the Autumn flush harvest to start, we are continuously tasting the samples of Darjeeling teas from various plantations of Darjeeling and as usual we will select only the best Darjeeling teas.

     Please keep visiting us at www.teaemporium.net for latest updates on the fresh Autumn flush 2016 Darjeeling teas.

Samabeong organic musk sftgfop-1 DJ 61 Darjeeling tea 2nd flush 2016

Samabeong organic musk sftgfop-1 DJ 61 Darjeeling tea 2^nd flush 2016

     We had been hearing a lot of good things about this garden from a couple of years and we were really excited to taste it`s samples this year at the peak time of the 2^nd flush harvest. This garden belongs to the TPI group (Tea Promoters group) of India. This is one of the highest elevation gardens in the Kalimpong subdivision of Darjeeling district. This beautiful garden is like a true paradise on earth which surrounded by dense forest and wildlife, in short this garden is perfect for organic farming and manufacturing high quality Darjeeling teas.

      

     We must admit that we are very lucky to have this batch in our list as its very difficult to procure this kind of high quality Darjeeling teas these days.

This year we selected its top most batch of 2nd flush harvest.

     This particular batch is a rare premium quality 2^nd flush Darjeeling tea that has been plucked at the peak time of the harvest from the 100% pure china bushes which are planted at an elevation of 7000 feet.

        

     The dry leaves are well rolled and fired and are bold in size. The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of ripe grapes, cocoa and sweet musk.

        

      When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out dark golden liquor. Each sip is packed with delicious flavours of ripe cherries, ripe peaches, red burgundy wine, honey and a rich sweet musk flavour lingers on the palate as an after taste.

A rare and premium 2^nd flush Darjeeling tea which is true nectar of the 2^nd flush harvest!

Goomtee (Muscatel) sftgfop-1 DJ 46 Darjeeling tea 2nd flush 2016

Goomtee (Muscatel) sftgfop-1 DJ 46 Darjeeling tea 2^nd flush 2016

    This is a very reputed garden of Darjeeling, situated in the Kurseong valley of Darjeeling district. This garden makes some good batches of muscatel Darjeeling tea during the 2^nd flush harvest and is known worldwide for its classic Darjeeling taste.

    We are really glad to choose this fine batch of tea this year. This batch is plucked from 100% pure china bushes of this prestigious garden of Darjeeling. The dry leaves are sorted small in size and have a dehydrated look which is a sign of a true 2^nd flush Darjeeling tea. The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of dark chocolates, with hints of woody and fruity notes. When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out golden orange liquor. Each sip reminds of almonds, dark chocolates and leaves a sweet and musky aftertaste on the palate.

    This is an overall a very fine quality tea which is perfect as a day starter!

Runglee Rungliot sftgfop-1 (SUPREME) DJ – 57 Darjeeling teas 2nd flush 2016:

Runglee Rungliot sftgfop-1 (SUPREME) DJ – 57 Darjeeling teas 2^nd flush 2016:

       We are really glad to have this lot of pure 2^nd flush 2016 Darjeeling tea from this high elevation beautiful garden of Darjeeling. This premium lot of Darjeeling tea has been made from pure china leaves and has a very classic Darjeeling character.

    This garden of Darjeeling has been producing some very good teas this year, right from the 1^st flush 2016 harvest.

     Actually Mr. Yogdeep Gurung (the manager of Runglee Rungliot tea garden) who has recently joined the garden has been working very hard to produce high quality teas and each batch of tea produced from this garden shows his high quality tea making skills this year.

    We are very thankful to Mr. Gurung for sending us the sample for this excellent batch of tea. This batch of 2^nd flush 2016 Darjeeling tea is a very well made batch which is plucked from the high elevation pure china bushes of this garden. The dry leaves are well twisted and consist of small size silver tips in it. The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of chocolates, dry pine leaves and hints of vanilla.

     When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out bright golden orange liquor. Each sip reminds of ripe peaches, berries and leaves a very sweet chocolate like taste on the palate.

Upper Namring ( Premium) sftgfop-1 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2016

Upper Namring ( Premium) sftgfop-1 Darjeeling tea 1^st flush 2016

We are very excited to offer this top batch of Darjeeling tea from this reputed garden of Darjeeling this year. This exotic clonal tea has been manufactured from young AV2 clonal bushes by the expert tea makers of this most reputed garden of Darjeeling grown at about 4500 feet altitude.

This superb batch of Darjeeling tea has been manufactured at highest level of expertise by the expert tea makers of this plantation.

The dry leafs contains more than 90% of bold unbroken white hairy silver tips. The dry leafs gives out an exotic aroma of walnuts, freshly plucked marigold flowers and sweet sugarcanes.

    When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out light yellow liquor. Each sip is super smooth which reminds of freshly plucked marigold and jasmine flowers with a hint of nuts, as this tea cools down in the cup each sip leaves pronounced notes of exotic fruits like pineapples ,sweet mangoes and vanilla which further leaves a honey and citrus like taste on the palate as an aftertaste.

    I highly recommend all our tea lover friends to try this exotic batch of tea as this kind of tea is available in a very limited quantity each year and this superb batch of tea really defines the true meaning of a “rare “premium Darjeeling tea.

Glenburn sftgfop-1 Ex-2 DELICACY 1st flush 2016 Darjeeling tea

Glenburn sftgfop-1 Ex-2 DELICACY 1^st flush 2016 Darjeeling tea

        We have added this awesome batch of tea from the Glenburn tea estate in our list this year. This plantation is famous for its young clonal bushes and speciality Darjeeling teas made from them. It has been some time since we have offered any teas from this plantation in the past. Our very good friend has joined this garden recently and he has been sending us the delicious 1^st flush samples from this plantation.

We are proud to taste and add the Glenburn sftgfop-1 Ex-2  DELICACY darjeeling tea 1^st flush 2016 lot to our list and assure all our tea lover friends that they will simply fall in love with this awesome batch of Darjeeling tea.

   This is an exclusive quality   1^st flush 2016 Darjeeling tea plucked from the young clonal AV2, T78 and P312 clonal bushes of this beautiful plantation of Darjeeling.

    Two leafs and a bud is very finely plucked from the young tea bushes and this made tea has been very nicely rolled and manufactured. The leafs are large in size which has bold silver tips in it. The dry leafs gives out delicious aroma of sugarcanes and jaggery in this state.

    When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out bright yellow liquor. Each sip reminds of peaches with slight hints of raw mangoes followed by a sweet honey like after taste on the palate.

  A delicious early season Darjeeling tea which is a must try for a true Darjeeling tea lover!

Puttabong Organic Moondrops 1st flush 2016 darjeeling tea

  We are very glad and proud to have this super premium batch of tea in our list. We were continuously in touch with the Superintendant of the garden (Mr. Somani) and the factory assistant manager Mr Amit right from the month of early February 2016. We are buying the Puttabong teas for more than 20 years now, the tea makers exactly knew that we were simply looking for the top batch as usual. I am very thankful to the Superintendant of the garden and the factory assistant manager of this garden for giving us an opportunity to taste this batch of tea and have it in our list of teas. This is the first tea that rolled out of the Puttabong tea estate this year and this is also the 1^st batch of tea in our list of 1^st flush 2016 Darjeeling teas.

This is a super premium quality organic early season 1^st flush 2016 Darjeeling tea which is plucked from the young and tender AV2 and P312 clonal bushes of this prestigious plantation of Darjeeling.

   

     This premium batch of exclusive Darjeeling tea is plucked during the early hours of the morning when the dew drops were present on the young and tender shoots and buds on the tea bushes, as a result of which the made tea has about 80% bold and wiry silver tips in it. The dry leafs gives out extremely high aroma of freshly plucked flowers.

    When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives light yellow golden liquor and a very delicious fruity- floral aroma raises high above the cup. Each sip reminds of exotic flowers like white roses and marigold and leaves a slight lemony note on the palate as an after taste.

     A majestic tea of the year which is surely a tea makers pride and a tea lover`s delight!