Darjeeling Tea
Selection of Darjeeling teas
Darjeeling Tea takes its name from the region it comes from in Western Bengal, India.
This black tea is harvested in the foothills of the Himalayas between 400 and 2500m in altitude, on the border between Nepal, Bhutan and Sikkim. There are 87 gardens producing Darjeeling. It is the most popular black tea and is often renamed the "Champagne of black tea". There are 5 harvests, 3 are more significant, giving Darjeeling completely different tastes. The first harvest in Spring, in mid-March, gives birth to a highly prized and expensive Darjeeling because of its delicate flavours, its light body and its sweet spicy notes of muscatel. Find all our tea references on MaxiCoffee.
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There are 5 harvests in total, 3 of which are more significant, resulting in completely different Darjeeling teas to try out:
- The Spring harvest, in mid-March, gives rise to a Darjeeling tea that is highly prized and expensive thanks to its delicate flavours, light body and sweet spicy notes of fresh muscatel.
- The Summer season, in June, produces an amber Darjeeling tea with a more pronounced bitterness.
- The Autumn season, after the rainy season, develops a less delicate black tea, with notes of ripe fruit and wood.