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!

An approach to 1st flush 2016 Darjeeling tea

An approach to 1^st flush 2016 Darjeeling tea:

   It has been a very dry and cold winter in Darjeeling after the autumn flush harvest in Darjeeling since last weeks of December 2015. We received a very good rainfall on the 10^th of February 2016 which is surely a very good sign for the upcoming 1^st flush 2016 Darjeeling tea harvest. It’s very difficult to choose the right 1^st flush Darjeeling tea during the initial stage of the 1^st flush harvest as the amount of the fresh leaves and shoots on the tea bushes are very limited and most of the lots produced during this period often contains some winter leafs in it and if one is really in a hurry to get the 1st flush teas of the initial stage of the this harvest then he/she can land on buying a mixed lot or a batch of winter and spring mixed Darjeeling tea.So one has to be very careful while choosing the teas.

      Since we are in this trade for the last 70 years and have been tasting the samples of different teas right from the beginning to the end of the harvest each year we have seen that once the few rounds of plucking is done properly during this harvest we can get rid of the winter leafs   and only then we expect to get the fresh shoots and buds from the tea bushes which is actually used to make the 1^st flush Darjeeling teas.

    We have tasted few samples from few of the gardens of Darjeeling and Dooars and can say that this year the 1^st flush harvest is a bit late. We expect that we will get the early 1^st flush teas from the clonal bushes like the AV2, P312, and BB157 etc. The 1^st flush teas from the pure china bushes will take some time to arrive as the china bushes usually takes some time to conceive the new leafs and shoots during the early spring due to cold and dry conditions during this time.

     A pure and good 1^st flush Darjeeling tea should have a bright greenish appearance, filled with tiny white silver tips. The cup should give out bright yellow liquor in the cup with fruity-floral aroma with a bit of astringency at the end of each sip.

 As usual we will taste and only procure the early season pure and true first flush teas and start offering them to our tea lover friends all around the world through our website. Till then we request you to keep visiting us at our website www.teaemporium.net and our official face book page www.facebook.com/teaemporium

An approach to autumn flush Darjeeling tea 2015

An approach to autumn flush 2015 Darjeeling teas 2015

    The monsoon harvest has finally ended in all of the tea gardens in Darjeeling and we are all eagerly waiting for the fresh and new autumn flush 2015 Darjeeling teas to arrive.

     Like every year, even this year the people of Darjeeling were in a festive mood since the “Dushera” festival had started from the 13^th of October and was celebrated till the 23^rd of October and we were all very busy celebrating this festival.

    Since we have continuously tasted a lot of tea samples from about 45 plantations of Darjeeling year long this year we got the hint of autumn flush harvest in some of the teas harvested after the 23^rd of October 2015. This has occurred since the climatic conditions have changed a lot in Darjeeling after the “Dushera” festival. The afternoon has been very sunny and warm but right after the sunset it gets really cold as we move towards the night.

   The climatic conditions play a very vital role for this premium Darjeeling tea harvest . The temperature difference between the day and the night should not be more than 9-12 degree Celsius. For a perfect autumn flush tea harvest the days should be sunny and warm and the evening should be slightly cold. A perfect autumn flush Darjeeling tea should have a dehydrated leaf appearance with fewer tips in it. The cup should be golden orange in colour and the aroma of the tea should have a matured sweet and dry pine leaf like character in it.

      As mentioned earlier we have restlessly tasted many tea samples everyday and we will procure simply the best batches from different plantations of Darjeeling and we also assure our entire tea lover friends around the world that only the best batches will be offered as usual.

   Till then, keep sipping into the finest Darjeeling teas!

Singell Organic Muscatel sftgfop-1 DJ 67 Darjeeling tea 2nd flush 2015

Singell Organic Muscatel sftgfop-1 DJ 67 Darjeeling tea 2^nd flush 2015

     The Singell Estate is situated in the Kurseong sub-division of Darjeeling district which produces 100% pure Organic Darjeeling teas. World renowned tea gardens like Castleton, Makaibari, Ambootia, Jungpana ,Goomtee  and Singell is situated in this area and is famous for making the most unique and high quality Muscatel Darjeeling teas during the 2^nd flush Harvest.

    We were continuously receiving samples from the various plantations of Darjeeling during the 2^nd flush harvest but we were looking out for an extremely high quality Muscatel Darjeeling tea. Most of the muscatel teas could not satisfy us from this area of Darjeeling because there was a rainfall during the peak 2^nd flush harvest time (in the month of June) in some of the most reputed gardens in this area.

     We are really satisfied and proud to have this lot of pure 2^nd flush Muscatel tea from Singell.    This is a Super Premium quality organic muscatel variety pure 2^nd flush Darjeeling tea plucked from 100% pure china bushes of this prestigious plantation of Darjeeling.

     The dry leafs are well sorted and twisted and has a lot of gold tips in it. The dry leafs gives out delicious aroma of chocolates, ripe grapes, apricots, dry coconuts and dates.

     When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup releases golden orange liquor which further releases fresh and delicious aroma of exotic dry fruits. Each sip is extremely smooth and delicious which reminds notes of rich and ripe Muscat grapes, honey with slight hint of cherries and a rich muscatel after taste that lingers on the palate for a long time.

     The most attractive character of this particular tea is that each sip has an in-depth fruity taste which is really rare to find in most of the teas produced in Darjeeling these days.

   We highly recommend every Darjeeling tea lover to try this one, this tea will surely give you the different experience of a truly high quality 2^nd flush muscatel Darjeeling tea.

Pussimbing Organic sftgfop-1 DJ 70/Darjeeling tea 2nd flush 2015

Pussimbing Organic sftgfop-1 DJ 70/Darjeeling tea 2^nd flush 2015

   We are extremely proud and also very happy to present a lot of peak 2^nd flush 2015 harvest Darjeeling tea from this estate of Darjeeling. As soon as the 1^st flush 2015 Darjeeling harvest ended in the mid month of May 2015, I had already planned out to procure only the peak time 2^nd flush 2015 harvest Darjeeling teas from some of the small gardens of Darjeeling. These gardens make small quantity of teas each year and since the tea produced are in such small batches, it never reaches out to most of the consumers who are real Darjeeling tea lovers. Pussimbing tea estate is one of the gardens in Darjeeling who makes extremely high quality teas but in small batches which are the reason most of the merchant selling Darjeeling teas do not have this tea in their collection.

     Pussimbing tea estate is located about 6 kilometres from the Ghoom railway station of Darjeeling region. It is a certified bio-organic tea plantation which has 100% pure china bushes. This plantation is divided into 3 divisions – Pussimbing Division, Lami & Minjoo Division and Kothi Dhura Division. This premium plantation of Darjeeling belongs to the Chamong Group.

      After tasting a few samples from them ( I must admit – all were really good) we selected the Pussimbing DJ 70 2^nd flush 2015 Darjeeling tea lot.

   This is a rare and Premium Organic Darjeeling tea plucked from the 100% pure china bushes of this most reputed plantation of Darjeeling.

     This super premium quality tea is sorted small in size, has a lot of gold and silver tips in it and has a wiry appearance in this dry leaf state.

     The dry leaves gives out delicious aroma of rich caramel, freshly baked confectionaries like cake and cookies and slight hint of red roses.

      When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out deep golden orange liquor. Each sip in this peak season 2^nd flush Darjeeling tea reminds of almonds with slight hint of Indian spices and deep sweet taste of honey which is followed by a slight mint and musk like aftertaste.

     A top of the line super premium quality Darjeeling tea which cannot be replicated by any other batches of tea. A must try for all tea lovers around the world!

Upper Namring (Premium) sftgfop-1 EX-195 Darjeeling tea 2nd flush 2015:

Upper Namring (Premium) sftgfop-1 EX-195 Darjeeling tea 2^nd flush 2015:

    This is one of the highest elevation garden of Darjeeling making some unique and delicious Darjeeling teas around the year. Since we had offered a very fine quality 1^st flush tea from this estate this year, our most valuable tea lover friends around the world demanded a top batch from this estate during the 2^nd flush harvest. We went through a lot of samples and finally we sorted out to this particular batch. I am personally very impressed and happy to present this lot from Upper Namring since it is a very fine tea and above at it is very fairly priced.

This is a well made pure 2^nd flush Darjeeling tea .This special batch of tea is plucked from AV2 and BB157 clonal bushes.

     The dry leafs are sorted small in size and has a lot of gold and silver tips in it. The dry leafs gives out rich and delicious aroma of chocolates and exotic dry fruits in this state.

    When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out classic rich golden liquor. Each sip reminds of exotic dry fruits like apricot and almonds with a slight hint of vanilla which is followed by a citrus and musky after taste.

     A premium quality classic Darjeeling tea which is unique and is perfect as a day starter!

Margaret`s Hope White Delight MTC -17 Darjeeling white tea 2nd flush 2015

Margaret`s Hope White Delight MTC -17 Darjeeling white tea 2^nd flush 2015

       We are really very proud and glad to present this lot of super premium Darjeeling white tea during the 2^nd flush 2015 Darjeeling tea harvest. Margaret`s Hope tea estate of Darjeeling is known for its high elevation young clonal bushes and for years we have noticed that this estate produces very unique and delicious clonal Darjeeling teas. We continuously tasted a lot of samples from this estate and during the peak 2^nd flush period we came across this awesome batch of tea.

   This is an exceptional quality pure 2^nd flush white tea plucked at the peak 2^nd flush period from the 100% pure young AV2 clonal bushes of this beautiful garden of Darjeeling.

     This hand crafted tea is sorted bold in size and has lots of large gold tips in it. The dry leafs gives out delicious fruity aroma of ripe mangoes, almonds and dry raisins.

     When steeped for complete 5 minutes the cup gives out light golden liquor with a blast of exotic fruity aroma. Each sip is super delicious which reminds of ripe mangoes, sugarcanes, slight hint of fennel and sweet taste of honey with a lemony aftertaste.

   True nectar of the 2^nd flush harvest which is simply the most delicious and healthy premium Darjeeling tea of this 2^nd flush harvest!