Darjeeling FIRST FLUSH 2024 "Snowview" organic

Organic First Flush 2024 Darjeeling, Snowview

This first flush tea is one of the most popular Darjeeling First Flush, and has been for many years.

It comes from Snowview Tea Garden, which is located in Kalimpongtal in Darjeeling, and is known to have an incredible amount of flavor, considering that First Flush teas are generally on the mild end. The taste of Snowview is slightly floral, sweet and has a hint of vanilla and honey.

Brewing instructions :

• 4-5 teaspoons per liters of water
• 95 ^o hot water
• 3-5 min. draw time

Type: Black tea (first harvest of the year, second week of April 2023)
Country: India, Darjeeling tea district, West Bengal

First Flush – tea's answer to champagne

Darjeeling tea is picked four times a year, and First Flush is the first spring picking after the tea plants have rested over the winter. The picking period takes place from the end of February to the middle of April and is followed by an intricate manufacturing process.

First Flush is known as tea's answer to champagne and is eagerly awaited every year by many tea lovers. The special soil conditions and the humid climate in Darjeeling provide optimal conditions for the light, elegant but also complex tea.

First Flush Darjeeling teas are highly rated by many tea connoisseurs and are perceived as one of the most interesting teas. The tea is best characterized as lighter and less fermented than most black teas, but more complex than green teas.