Teesta Valley FTGFOP1 Darjeeling Second Flush 2025

A delicious, high-quality Darjeeling Second Flush, this DJ134 batch from the Teesta Valley garden seduces with its large, dark leaves that create an infusion with notes of malt and muscat. Its amber liquor evokes the steep slopes of the Darjeeling mountains, where the mist and summer sun sculpt a fragrance that is fruity, sweet, and woody.

Darjeeling tea is one of the most renowned black teas in the world. Its fame is due to its great finesse and unique aromatic themes. The Darjeeling region, located at the beginning of the Himalayas in northeast India, is characterized by its high altitude and steep hillsides. Its leaves react to the action of an insect and give the tea a characteristic muscat aroma. It is harvested from spring to autumn, but it is its spring harvest (First Flush) and summer harvest (Second Flush) that are the most sought after for their exceptional taste characteristics. They are very different from each other.

The SFTGFOP1 grade (for Special Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe of the 1st quality) is the highest rank in the Indian classification of teas.
It refers to a tea of exceptional quality composed of whole-leaf terminal buds of the tea plant (Pekoe, from the Chinese dialect of Xiamen "pek-ho" meaning "white flowers", in reference to the silky white of the buds) and whole buds turned golden after fermentation (Golden Tippies). Orange means "royal", from the name of the Dutch dynasty Oranje Nassau, and denotes a harvest of imperial quality.