Pile of Darjeeling first flush tea to show wiry black, brown and green tea leaves.
Close up tin of 1st flush Darjeeling tea surrounded by loose tea.
Four women tea pluckers in a tea garden in Darjeeling, India.
Hand holding tea strainer above sampling cup to strain tea.
Hands holding tea strainer above sample cup to show straining tea.
Sample spoons dipping into sample cups filled with golden colored tea.
Tin of First Flush Darjeeling on a silver tray with tea leaves falling from above.
1st Flush Darjeeling
1st Flush Darjeeling

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71

1st Flush Darjeeling

TEAMAKER'S CHOICE BLACK TEA

Sale Price
$48.00
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In Northern India, near the border of Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan is the tea growing region known as Darjeeling. During the first flush, which lasts about 45 days beginning in mid-March, each bush is plucked of its new growth every seven days. Teas produced during this period are light in body, have nuances of pistachios, nectarines and freshly cut flowers.

Tasting Notes:Muscatel grape, burnt sugar and sage

For best flavor, bring spring or freshly drawn filtered water to a boil (212 degrees). Steep 1 rounded tsp (2.5 g) loose leaf for four minutes while pondering the rotation of the earth.

1st Flush Darjeeling

Indian Black Tea

Darjeeling, once a British hill station, is known for producing some of the world’s most prized and expensive teas. The high elevation of Dajeeling tea gardens puts stress on the bushes and results in teas of exceptionally nuanced flavor. Less oxidized compared to later flushes, first flushes are lighter in body and greenish in color, with notes quince, wintergreen and sage.