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Darjeeling FTGFOP

Darjeeling FTGFOP

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Darjeeling Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe, with distinctive light tips from the second harvest in June. Tea from high altitude plantations in Darjeeling, India. The warm days and cold nights ensure an active metabolism and extra flavour, often with slightly floral and astringent qualities.

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Category	Black tea
Description	Fresh flavours and vegetal notes, with a subtle hint of asparagus.
ingredients	Camellia Sinensis Sinensis
Guide	Use 2 grams of tea per cup/mug (200ml) in a spacious tea filter bag and brew gently for 3-4 minutes in boiled water (95°C).
Origin	India

Darjeeling is a high-altitude district in the Indian region of West Bengal and lies between Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. These are ideal growing conditions for the Camellia Sinensis (tea plant).

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BLACK TEA

Tea is a calming and invigorating beverage with a rich culture and history. You can enjoy a cup of tea for just a few cents, but if you're open to it, tea can be a fascinating journey of discovery.

Tea is exclusively made from the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant. Beverages made with other ingredients cannot be formally called tea. We refer to those as infusions. From the Camellia Sinensis shrub, only the youngest leaves are plucked, specifically the budding (needle-shaped) leaf and the two leaves next to it. This is known as the 'two leaves and a bud' plucking style. Using these freshly plucked leaves, black tea, oolong tea, green tea, and fermented tea are produced.

Once the tea leaves are plucked, they are allowed to wither until they become limp and rubbery. Then, they are rolled and bruised to activate the leaf juices (enzymes and essential oils) and separate the soft parts from the hard ones. The leaf juices immediately react with the oxygen in the air, resulting in browning (oxidation). After about 4-8 hours of oxidation, the tea becomes completely dark in color: black, or as they say in China, red. Afterward, the tea is dried for about 20 minutes in a 90°C oven.