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Dooars 1st Flush
Putharjhora OR7
Putharjhora tea garden is nestled in the Dooars region of India, where the flat plains of West Bengal meet the foothills of the Himalayas. The garden is flanked on either side by the swift flowing mountain streams of the Rinchington river on one side and the Chel river on the other. The rocky riverbeds of these rivers gave the tea garden its name, Puthar meaning rock and Jhora meaning stream or river.
Putharjhora garden is situated at an elevation of 350 metres and covers 565 hectares.
This teas was plucked on the 7th March 2024, and manufactured and packed on the 8th. The elevation it was plucked at was between 150 and 300 metres.
This tea has a large green leaf with silver tip. The liquor is amber in colour with a vegetal flavour that has a light maltiness.
Use freshly drawn boiled water that has cooled for 2 minutes and brew for 3-5 minutes, depending on personal taste.
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1st Flush Darjeeling
Orange Valley DJ04
The Orange Valley Tea Estate is located between Ghoom and Darjeeling Town. It is on top of High Blue Mountain at an elevation of 6,500 feet, is more than 125 years old, and covers an area of 348 hectares (190 of which are planted with tea).
This tea was plucked on the 27th March and manufactured and packed on the 28th. The tea has a green leaf with silver tip and the liquor produced is bright yellow which has a smooth flavour with slightly sweet floral notes.
Use freshly drawn boiled water that has cooled for 2 minutes and brew for 3-5 minutes, depending on personal taste.
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1st Flush Darjeeling
Jungpana DJ3
The Jungpana Tea Estate is a relatively small South facing estate and is near the town of Darjeeling. Its altituderanges between 3,000 and 4,500ft. Before tea was planted in Darjeeling most of the hills were covered in dense forest. It is said that an English hunter, accompanied by his servant named Jung Bahadur were hunting in these hills. They were attacked by a Leopard and in trying to save the hunter Jung Bahadur was mortally wounded. Crying out for water pana, he was carried to a nearby stream where he drank water before he died. Ever since the mountain has been known as Jungpana.
Jungpana is not an easily accessible estate. There is no road up to it, so you have to climb, or descend 298 steps. This must also be done with the sacks of tea once packed in order to get them to transportation.
It was plucked at 4,500 feet on 20th March 2024, manufactured on the 21st, and packed on the 23rd. It has a green leaf with silver tip and the liquor is bright amber with a full vegetal flavour.
Use freshly drawn boiled water that has cooled for 2 minutes and brew for 3-5 minutes, depending on personal taste.
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1st Flush Darjeeling
North Tukvar EX4
The North Tukvar Tea Estate is located on the ridge beyond Darjeeling Town, near the border of Sikkim. The garden is popularly known as Singla Tea Garden. The word Singla is derived from the language of the Limboos, a prominent tribe in the area as well as many other parts of Darjeeling. The word Sing means Firewood and La means Heap. So Singla means a Heap of Firewood. The garden comprises of 196.56 hectares of area under tea cultivation comprising of China, Assam and Clonal cultivars. Initially it was a part of The Tukvar Tea Company and most of the planting was done by Mr. J. G. D. Cruickshank in the year 1884.
The garden is scenically beautiful, with a view of the snow-clad tips on top, the Rungneet River down below and the glittering lights of the town of Jorethang in the State of Sikkim on the opposite side and it has just been taken over by a new management operating as The North Tukvar Tea Company.
This tea was plucked on 12th of March 2024 and manufactured on the 13th. The area in the garden it was plucked from is 1,900ft. The leaf of this tea is large and light green with lots of silver tips. It has a light and bright liquor, is slightly sweet, with hints of melon
Use freshly drawn boiled water that has cooled for 2 minutes and brew 3-5 minutes, depending on personal taste.
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1st Flush Darjeeling
Snowview EX4
Nestled between the mountains of Bhutan and the flat Himalayan plains you will find Snow View Tea Garden. This garden has been cultivating tea since 1870 and gets its name from the snowcapped Himalayan Mountain range which can be seen from the Estate on a clear day. It is surrounded by three forest reserves (Gorumara, Jaldakah, and Chapramari), and the river Moortee runs along the lower border of the tea garden. The garden is considered a bio diversity hotspot with animals such as Elephant, Bison, Leopards, Rhinos, Wild Deer and Wild Boar which can be spotted occasionally when they venture out of the surrounding forests. Snow View also falls under the migratory path of the Elephants. The herds regularly travel across the Estate between the forests in order to drink and bathe in Moortee river. The tea garden has recently partnered with The Wildlife Enterprise, which is an independent organisation striving to protect Elephant populations. In 2020 Snow View became the first tea garden in Darjeeling to be awarded with Elephant Friendly Tea Garden certification. Snow View is at an elevation of 1,000 metres, and covers 600 hectares, supporting 700 workers and their families.
This tea has a light green, well made leaf. The liquor is bright amber in colour and produces a lovely fresh grassy/vegetal flavour with a light peachy note. It was plucked on the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th March 2024 and manufactured and packed on the 12th March. It is a mixture of China hybrid and clones. (AV2 & P312).
Use freshly drawn boiled water that has cooled for 2 minutes and brew 3-5 minutes, depending on personal taste.
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1st Flush Darjeeling
Phoobsering DJ3
Phoobsering was very simply named after the man who was its first “Sardar” or Supervisor. Not much of the garden’s history remains in public memory, probably because of the number of times the Estate changed hands since its inception in the mid 1800s. We have no idea why a lowly local Supervisor called Phoob Tshering was immortalised. Perhaps it is apt that a veil of mystery surrounds the garden’s past, just as the veil of mists that envelop its 510 hectares of land. The Estate ranges from 3,000ft to 6,000ft in altitude and has a total planted area of 240.52 hectares yielding around 100 MT of tea per year. In this valley, the cool mountain air makes the bushes grow gradually and the climatic conditions ensure that the tea leaves absorb that special Darjeeling muscatel aroma to the fullest extent.
This tea was picked on the 3rd April 2024, and packed on the 4th. It has a well made green leaf with silver tip and a bright orange liquor. The flavour is slightly sweet and fruity.
Use freshly drawn boiled water that has cooled for 2 minutes and brew for 3-5 minutes, depending on personal taste.
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1st Flush Darjeeling
Risheehat DJ15
The Risheehat Tea Estate is located in one of the most beautiful valleys in Darjeeling. The steep topography, fertile soil, temperature and rainfall are very favourable for growing the best teas from Darjeeling. The garden is located just 14 kilometres east of the Darjeeling town area, overlooking the town of Darjeeling and the beautiful Kanchanjangha peak to the north of the Estate. Risheehat literally means, `house of saints'. The garden was created by British planters in the mid-19th century and was known as Tsering Bagan due to the local population of the Tsering tribe. The garden was divided into two main divisions in 1955 - Risheehat Main Division and Liza Hill Division. The gardens now produce more than 180 tons of tea per year.
This tea was plucked on the 1st of April 2024, manufactured on the 2nd, and packed on the 3rd. The leaf is well made with plenty of silver tip and the liquor is bright amber with a slightly sweet and vegetal flavour.
Use freshly drawn boiled water that has cooled for 2 minutes and brew for 3-5 minutes, depending on personal taste.
