Darjeeling Tea occupies a place of pride for the whole of India. The aroma and taste of Darjeeling orthodox tea are unparalleled in the world. There are a total of 78 tea estates in the hills which have been accorded the status for its produce, as Darjeeling Tea by the Tea Board of India. These estates cover over 17,500 hectares producing over 9 million kg of tea engaging about 50 percent people of the district.

In Darjeeling, the first trial plantation of seed was planted at an altitude of 700 ft. by Dr. A Campbell and in 1845 an experimental nursery in Darjeeling was set up by the Government. In 1847 the Government planted a nursery at Lebong and the rest, as they say, is history.

Darjeeling still manufactures the original methods of tea manufacture, known as the "Orthodox" tea manufacture, as against the "C.T.C." type of manufacture adopted in the plains, now.(C.T.C. stands for Curling, Tearing & Crushing). 'Organic tea' is a name given to tea grown using natural manure and ecologically sustainable practices. There is no use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides in an organic tea garden. In recent times growing appreciation and demand for organic products in western countries have driven most tea gardens of Darjeeling to produce organic tea.

TYPES OF DARJEELING TEA

Black Tea
Black teas are produced by subjecting the freshly plucked leaves of Camellia sinensis to a process of withering, rolling, and drying. This processing oxidizes the leaf and allows many unique aroma and flavor elements to form. Black teas can be malty, floral, biscuity, smoky, brisk, fragrant, and full-bodied. The robustness of black tea lends itself to the addition of sugar, honey, lemon, cream, and milk. While black teas have more caffeine than green or white teas, they still have less than you would get in a cup of coffee. We source our black tea directly from the key tea-growing regions throughout the world, including China, India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

Green Tea
Green tea is uncured and possesses fresh, grassy, vegetal flavors due to the unique processing. Green tea leaves are plucked, withered, rolled, and dried before any curing or oxidation takes place. Green teas have the least caffeine of all true teas (Camellia sinensis).

Oolong Tea
Oolong is only partially oxidized after the fresh leaves are plucked and withered. Before the leaves are fully cured, a quick-drying preserves the flavor and aroma elements of the green leaf and combines them with black tea characteristics that arise from the partial curing. Oolong has slightly less caffeine than black tea, but slightly more than green tea.

White Tea
White tea is made from the very young, unfurled leaf tips of Camellia sinensis. The delicate young leaves and buds are covered with soft, silvery-white hairs…thus “white” tea. White teas are generally uncured in the style of green teas and are similarly very low in caffeine.

GRADES OF DARJEELING TEA
Tea grading is based on the size of the leaf and types of leaves included in the tea. Though leaf size is an important quality factor, it is not, by itself, a guarantee of quality.

Teas are often designated as OP or FOP. These designations are part of the grading system used for whole leaf black teas and refer to the leaf size and amount of tip in the tea. Pekoe means teas picked as 2 leaves and a bud. OP, or Orange Pekoe, is a full-leaf tea with no tip or buds. FOP, or Flowery Orange Pekoe, is a longer leaf than an OP and has some buds. Grading systems and terminology vary with tea type and country. Generally, the more whole the leaf is and the more buds it contains, the higher the grade of tea.

Black Tea Leaf Grades
P Pekoe smaller, shorter leave than OP
OP Orange Pekoe long, thin, tightly rolled leaves
FOP Flowery Orange Pekoe longer leaf than an OP but not as tightly rolled
GFOP Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe FOP with some golden tips
TGFOP Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe GFOP with more golden tips
FTGFOP Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe Better quality TGFOP teas
BOP Broken Orange Pekoe OP leaves that are broken
FBOP Flowery Broken Orange Pekoe FOP leaves that are broken

Green Tea Grades
There is no uniform grading system for green teas, but the better quality green consists of a leaf and bud, then two leaves and a bud and so on.


PREPARATION TIME - 5 to 7 mins
COOKING METHOD - Refer to Video

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