An Approach to 2nd flush 2021 Darjeeling teas

       The 2nd flush harvest is one of the most important harvest for the Darjeeling tea industry since some of the most high quality and expensive darjeeling teas are produced during this season.This harvest usually starts from the last week of May and goes up to the last weeks of June before the monsoons sets in.The world famous muscatel flavour gets prominent in most of the teas produced during this harvest.In one word the world famous classic Darjeeling muscatel teas are produced during this harvest.The character of these teas are very unique than any other harvest.The dry leaves are usually coppery/dark brown/burgundy in appearance,the flavours are much more heavier and rich and the taste is more distinct too.

     Well these are the basic characteristics of 2nd flush but it all depends on the climatic and soil conditions too. Like in this year we saw a very unpredictable climatic conditions.It suddenly started raining in Darjeeling for continious 9 days during the mid weeks of June when it was the main time for harvesting the premium teas.So,it was really difficult for both the gardens and us to make and procure the right 2nd flush teas.We believe we have taste more teas than previous years to choose only the top quality teas this year but as usual we have selected only the best batches.Though it was extremely difficult due to the situation but we had to complete the list of the best 2nd flush teas.Our only focus in this season was to taste and procure the classic muscatel 2nd flush darjeeling teas so we did not focus on other speciality teas like the oolong,whites and green darjeeling teas in this season,as we all know the world famous muscatel character only comes in this season and once we miss it we ll not have the teas till next year again.

     We have tried our best to procure the true and the best 2nd flush 2021 muscatel teas and create a list of it on our website.We invite all tea lovers to order these fine quality teas and as usual we guarantee the highest quality standards for all our teas.

Glenburn Moonshine elite Ex-11 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2020

This year the Glenburn tea estate started their 1^st flush harvest a bit early so we had the opportunity to taste a lot of tea samples from them, we would also like to thank them for giving us the opportunity to taste the tea samples right from the 1^st batch was made. This year we waited a bit longer as we wanted to procure the Moonshine batch of Darjeeling tea made from pure AV2 cultivar without any mix of other cultivars in it. We procured 2 batches of Glenburn Moonshine batches this season and they are EX11 and EX12.

    We are offering the EX11 on our website which we feel is a great tea. It is an exceptional and premium quality early season 1^st flush 2020 Darjeeling tea plucked from pure and young AV2 clonal bushes of this beautiful garden of Darjeeling. This is the 1^st lot of pure 1^st flush 2020 AV2 clonal Moonshine Darjeeling tea to roll out of this garden this year.

    The dry leaves are bright green in appearance and have a lot of bold unbroken silver tips in it. When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out light and bright yellow liquor.

    Each sip is super delicious which reminds of exotic flowers like white rose petals and white lilies with undertones of candied fruits, sweet raisins and fresh sweet honey which further leaves an aftertaste of dry coconut and citrus on the tea lover`s palate.

Glenburn spl.Musk DJ155 sftgfop-1 Darjeeling tea 2nd flush 2019

A very well made pure 2^nd flush 2019 Darjeeling tea plucked from the high elevation pure china bushes of this beautiful garden of Darjeeling.

      The dry leaves are sorted small in size and have fair amounts of silver tips in it. The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of dried sweet dates, raisins and chocolates with undertones of burnt caramel.

       When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives golden orange liquor. Each sip is smooth which reminds of roasted nuts, dried fruits and further leaves a chocolate and musky after taste on the palate with slightly flowery and citrus like notes at the end.

    A perfect 2^nd flush 2019 Darjeeling tea which can be enjoyed throughout the day

Glenburn Moonshine-Elite Ex-1 Darjeeling tea 1st flush 2019

Glenburn Moonshine Elite 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea:

   The 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea harvest started a bit early this year in this estate of Darjeeling. This estate received frequent rain showers during the month of February 2019.Since the tea leaves that they pluck every year is of fantastic quality , we were very eager to taste their 1^st batch from this year and the moment we tasted their 1^st batch there was no ways we could miss this batch.

    This is an exclusive batch of Premium quality 1^st flush 2019 Darjeeling tea which is plucked from the young P312 and AV2 clonal bushes.This is the 1^st lot of premium Darjeeling tea that rolled out of this garden this year.

    The dry leaves are well sorted and have bold silver tips in it and come in shades of green and olive. The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma fruity-floral aroma of white roses, slight hint of vanilla and sweet grapes.

   When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out a light and bright yellow liquor.Each sip is super smooth which reminds of exotic flowers, with a hint of vanilla, white chocolates and further leaves a lemony after taste on the palate.

   We are really happy to have this batch of excellent Darjeeling tea in our list.

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.

An Approach to 1st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea

          The 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling tea harvest is about to start and some gardens in Darjeeling have already started the initial rounds of plucking and production. The tea pluckers in the gardens are plucking and removing the old and winter leaves from the bushes so that the bushes can conceive fresh shoots and buds which are used to produce the fresh finest 1^st flush Darjeeling teas. During this period of time we need some heavy rainfall so that the tea bushes can get enough water to conceive new shoots and buds after 2 months of dormancy.

    During this harvest we have recently seen that the best teas are specially made from the clonal bushes like the AV2 and P312.The teas made from the china bushes usually start late and start coming in from the mid weeks of March and are also very delicious.

      As usual our focus is on the early production teas( teas plucked and made from the first young buds and shoots).Since the early harvest teas are made from the most tender shoots and buds the cup is extremely fragrant and delicious and the quantity produced is also very less. So, we have to taste as much tea samples, as soon as possible and decide to choose the right batch very fast. We also have to keep in mind that the teas should have good shelve lives and mature very well as we will offer these premium teas around the year.

     We request all our tea lover friends all around the world to keep visiting our website www.teaemporium.net for updates of the fresh and best quality 1^st flush 2018 Darjeeling teas.