Gourmet Tea Varieties - Darjeeling Tea
the "Champagne of Teas"
Nesting in the foothills of the snow covered Himalayan range,
Darjeeling, grows this exclusive tea at altitudes ranging from
600 to 2000 meters. The cool and moist climate, the soil, the
rainfall and the sloping terrain, all combine to give Darjeeling
its unique muscatel flavor (a desirable character in Darjeeling
teas denoting a grapey taste) and exquisite bouquet. The combination
of natural factors that gives Darjeeling tea its unique distinction
is not found anywhere else in the world. Hence this finest and
most delicately flavoured of all teas has over the years acquired
the reputation of being the Champagne of Teas.
Darjeeling’s exclusive taste and quality, as well as the
fact that it can not be replicated anywhere else in the world,
makes it one of the most sought after teas in the world. Since
less than 1% of all the tea harvested in the world is Darjeeling,
this tea always commands a higher price.
Darjeeling tea is acknowledged as the superlative standard for
flavor, unmatched by teas grown anywhere else in the world. Darjeeling
is to tea, what champagne is to wine.
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