PROCESS

Darjeeling Tea cannot be grown or manufactured anywhere else in the world. The crafting of Darjeeling Tea begins in the field. Where women workers begin plucking early in the morning when the leaves are still covered with dew. The tea is picked fresh every day, as fresh as the crisp green leaves can make them.

Tea Board

All teas produced in the tea-growing areas of India, including Darjeeling, are administered by the Tea Board, India under the Tea Act, 1953. Since its establishment, the Tea Board has had sole control over the growing and exporting of Darjeeling Tea and it is this which has given rise to the reputation enjoyed by Darjeeling Tea.

Tea Attributes

Darjeeling tea when brewed gives a color of pale lemon to rich amber. The brew is said to have remarkably varying degrees of visual brightness, depth, and body. The flavor emanating from the brew is a fragrance with a complex and pleasing taste and aftertaste with attributes of aroma, bouquet, and point. The organoleptic characteristics of the Darjeeling tea brew are commonly referred to as mellow, smooth, round, delicate, mature, sweet, lively, dry, and brisk.