2026 Darjeeling First Flush "Singell", black tea, organic

The teaThe tea garden "Singell" is located about 30 km south from Darjeelign town near Kurseong, sloping between 1000 to 1400 meters. The 5,5 km2 tea garden was founded back in 1861 by the British and was named after it’s first manager, mr. James Singell. It converted to a fully certified organic garden very early for Darjeeling estates, back in 1988. The tea produced here in certified Fairtrade and 92% of the tea bushes growing here are of original Sinensis cultivar brought over from China. The first flush Darjeeling harvested in February boasts with a special bouquet of floral aromas and intense bright coloured cup. Compared to our "Marybong", the tea is somewhat lighter, more rounded and flowery. The tea is certified EU organic.

Darjeeling, also often called the "Champaigne of teas" is one of the world-renowned teas of India. It is a lightly oxidized high-elevation black (or red, as the category is known in China) tea that has been produced for more than 170 years in the northernmost tip of West Bengal, just on the border with Nepal in Himalayan foothills. The early first flush harvest of the year is extremely floral, complex with delicate flavours, just the right amount of astringency and with hints of stone fruits, while the second flush is beloved for it's stronger body and specific muscatel flavour. Today Darjeeling is produced in more than 80 tea gardens that span together over an area of 190 km2. Ever since 1960s has been transported by air to preserve the exquisit freshness.

Brewing tips: 3g / 200ml / 90C / I - 2min, II - 3-4min, III - 3-4min.