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2nd Flush 2023 – Darjeeling Tea

The 2nd Flush Darjeeling Tea is a type of tea that is harvested during the second flush season in the Darjeeling region of India. It is characterized by its fuller body, stronger taste, and more complex flavor profile, with notes of fruit, flowers, and spice. The leaves used to produce second flush Darjeeling tea are generally more mature, resulting in a darker liquor and a richer taste.

During this period of time the muscatel character in Darjeeling tea becomes more prominent in it’s teas due to various factors.

Muscatel Darjeeling tea is a type of second flush Darjeeling tea that is particularly prized for its unique flavor profile, which is often described as having a musky or grape-like quality. This distinctive flavor is believed to be the result of a combination of factors, including the varietal of tea plant, the climate and soil conditions in the Darjeeling region, and the processing techniques used.

To make muscatel Darjeeling tea, the leaves are typically harvested by hand and then withered to remove some of the moisture content. They are then rolled to break down the cell walls and release the flavor compounds. After rolling, the leaves are left to oxidize, a process that allows the enzymes in the leaves to interact with the air and produce a range of flavor and aroma compounds. Finally, the leaves are dried and sorted to remove any stems or other debris before being packaged for sale.

The specific techniques used to produce muscatel Darjeeling tea can vary depending on the individual tea estate and the preferences of the tea maker. However, all high-quality muscatel Darjeeling teas share a similar flavor profile that is prized by tea lovers around the world.

As usual our team will do their best to procure the top notch quality 2nd Flush 2023 Darjeeling teas chosen by our master tea tasters for our list during the harvest season and we assure highest quality standards for all our offered teas.
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1st Flush 2023 – Darjeeling Tea

The 1st Flush Darjeeling Tea harvest is the first plucking season after the long and cold winters in the Darjeeling hills which starts at the end of the winter or at the early spring. Only two leaves and a bud is carefully plucked by the expert tea pluckers to produce the optimum quality product during this season. The plucked two leaves and a bud are so tender and young that they are minimally processed to keep the ornamental value and aroma intact. Also due to this factor first flush Darjeeling teas are very healthy since it contains Theanine which makes the immune system strong.

The visual appearance of a good quality first flush Darjeeling tea is greenish and tippy. When steeped first flush Darjeeling teas gives out bright yellow or orange color liquor in the cup and the flavour profile is very flowery with mild astringency at the end of each sip.

The ideal temperature difference between the day and night during this harvest is 9-12 degrees Celsius. The early first flush teas are mostly made with clonal varieties like AV2, P312, BB157 etc. since the growth is rapid in these varieties of tea bushes than the china variety (bushes grown from the seeds). Some of the world’s most high quality black, green, white & oolong teas are made during this period and also some of the batches fetches world record prices during this harvest.

As usual we are looking forward to taste some of the world’s best quality 1st Flush Darjeeling teas this year and choose the best teas for our list this year and since we are based in Darjeeling and have been in this trade for more than 3 generations now we exactly know the different sections or subdivisions of the gardens which have the best tea bushes which conceives the best raw leaves to produce some of the most delicious Darjeeling teas during this season.

We request all Darjeeling tea lovers to keep visiting our website for fresh and new first flush 2023 Darjeeling teas that will keep coming all throughout the season. The best of the best batches will be offered and highest quality is guaranteed. We thank all our tea lover friends who have supported us for so many years by buying our teas each season and complemented us for highest quality standards.

We will once again bring you the best Darjeeling teas, that’s a promise!
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Autumn Flush 2022 – Darjeeling Tea

The Autumn Flush is the last harvest of the year and one of the most important harvest for the Darjeeling tea industry. This harvest starts mostly after the Diwali festival or starting of November and ends by next 3-4 weeks.

After the prolonged monsoon harvest which stretches from end of July to mid weeks of October, the humidity in the air is less and we get to see clear blue skies with fair amounts of sunshine and cold breeze which means the winter is about to come.

During this period of time the tea bushes conceives new shoots and buds. The day and night temperature difference should be about 9 degrees Celsius for a good Autumn tea harvest. The Autumn teas are mostly dehydrated in leaf appearance. The flavour profile is much sweeter than the monsoon teas and has a strong and distinct after taste. Unfortunately this harvest lasts for a short period of time and some of most delicious world class Darjeeling teas are made during this period.

We have been tasting a lot of tea samples from various tea gardens of Darjeeling and only the best Autumn Flush 2022 teas will be chosen for our list.

We request all our tea lover friends to keep visiting us for latest updates on our new list of Autumn Flush 2022 Darjeeling teas.
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Darjeeling Muscatel 2nd Flush 2022 Tea

The 2nd Flush 2022 Darjeeling tea harvest has finally started in all the tea estate of Darjeeling. We had a very good 1st Flush Darjeeling Tea harvest this year compared to last few year’s harvest.

The 2nd Flush harvest in Darjeeling usually starts from the 3rd week of May and extends till the monsoon sets in during the months of July. The peak time or the time for the production of best 2nd Flush Darjeeling teas are from the mid weeks of June to the end of June.

Muscatel character

The 2nd Flush harvest is famous for it’s muscatel character. Tea experts around the globe compare it with the muscat wine or the muscat grapes and they also claim that this character cannot be replicated by any other tea growing areas around the world.The muscatel character is known to be achieved due to the damage done to the leaves during this time of the year by insects known as jassids and thripes. It is said that when the leaves are damaged they are in the dehydrated form on the tea bushes and when these kind of leaves are plucked in the right climatic and soil conditions and also the right kind of treatment is given to the leaves then the world famous muscatel character/teas are achieved during this harvest.

It also takes many year’s tea tasting skill to identify the right muscatel teas because some teas which are also produced during the dormant period or in between flush looks and smells a bit similar to this character but our tea lover friends do not need to worry as we have been tasting Darjeeling teas for more than 50 years and we know our choice of teas very well.Only the best teas will be procured and offered as usual.

A well made 2nd Flush Darjeeling tea should be coppery in appearance with golden and silver tips.The dry leaves should have a chocolate and spicy sweet notes.The cup should give out golden orange liquor. Each sip should be round, fruity- floral, musky and sweet without any bitterness.

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Darjeeling 1st Flush 2022 Tea

As we are passing through the early weeks of February 2022 this year we have witnessed many rain showers with snowfall at regular intervals in Darjeeling. It is indeed a very good sign for a very good 1st Flush Darjeeling Tea harvest which will start from the early weeks of March 2022 this year, we are hopeful that we might not see a draught like situation this year during this harvest.

We are looking forward to select only the best 1st flush Darjeeling teas as usual from premium tea gardens of Darjeeling. We might add some new tea gardens to our list and remove some from our list this year depending on the highest quality teas that they produce this year.

Why First Flush is Expensive

There are some regular question that we receive from our customers that why are some 1st Flush Darjeeling teas much expensive than others? This is because we select most of our 1st Flush Darjeeling teas from the early harvest, when the pruned bushes starts conceiving the new and tender shoots and buds during the early spring harvest. Only the trained tea pluckers can carefully pluck these wonderful shoots and buds and further produce a fantastic batch of premium tea.

As I have mentioned in some of my previous blogs that good teas always mature with time and one can also enjoy a fantastic cup of our 1st flush Darjeeling teas even after 1 year from purchase. So, these teas are limited in stock, highest in quality and even we have to purchase these lots of fine teas at high prices hence,these teas are slightly high in price than most of the other teas in our list.
It is still very cold in Darjeeling when I am writing this blog and I am still keeping myself warm with a cup of Darjeeling tea. We are looking forward to receiving samples from various tea gardens of Darjeeling once the spring harvest starts.


We are looking forward to procure and offer the best 1st Flush 2022 Darjeeling teas which this harvest season has to offer this year!