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Your Ultimate Guide to Darjeeling Teas

We’re a passionate team driven by our love for food and travel. Capturing moments of creativity. Every experience tells a story.

Seasonal Flushes

Tea workers hand-plucking fresh leaves in Himalayan gardens, illustrating seasonal harvest stages shown in the Tea Harvest Calendar

Tea Harvest Calendar: An Essential Guide

Monsoon Flush Tea: A Bold Secret

Best Muscatel Tea: 2024’s Rare Secret

Misty Himalayan tea gardens in early spring, capturing the conditions that produce the delicate Darjeeling First Flush harvest

Darjeeling First Flush: A Rare Secret

Terroir & Science

Lush high-altitude tea gardens in misty mountain terrain, illustrating the high altitude tea benefits of slow growth and enhanced flavour development

High Altitude Tea Benefits: A Vital Secret

Freshly harvested tea leaves during the second flush harvest, shown in a tea factory as leaves await processing to develop rich summer flavours

Second Flush Harvest: A Risky Secret

Healthy AV2 tea clone plants growing in Darjeeling, known for producing high-quality aromatic tea leaves

AV2 Tea Clone: The Secret to Luxury Tea

Connoisseur’s Labs

Guests enjoying tea and pastries on a terrace at sunset, showcasing an elegant Afternoon Tea Menu designed for relaxed hosting

Afternoon Tea Menu: 5 Exclusive Pairings for the Modern Host

Traditional tea set with gaiwan and tasting cups in use, demonstrating Gong Fu Brewing techniques that enhance aroma and flavour

Gong Fu Brewing: The Ultimate Secret

Market Watch

Freshly plucked tea leaves showing how to distinguish fake Darjeeling tea from authentic GI-tagged Darjeeling tea

Fake Darjeeling Scandal: The Hidden Truth Exposed

Tea workers hand-plucking leaves in a Darjeeling tea garden, highlighting the human effort affected by the Darjeeling Tea Labor Shortage

Darjeeling Tea Labor Shortage: The Alarming Truth