rohini first flush

From our Masters collection of premium, small lot, artisan teas for wholesale purchase in retail sizes.
This year’s Darjeeling First Flush (first harvest) comes to us from the misty slopes of the Rohini Tea Garden in Darjeeling, India. This very early first bud plucking is called jethri kupi which translates from Nepali to the honorable designation “Eldest Daughter” denoting the very first growth of the spring season. Interestingly, jethrikupi also a word from the Manipuri dialect that means “jasmine flower” – perhaps a nod to the floral notes in this early plucking. The leaves offer a nice quantity of fuzzy leaf buds that soften the cup but increase the complexity. A little smoother than the typical Darjeeling First Flush, the spring blossom notes here really caught our attention. Traditionally steeped as a black tea with boiling water, some may prefer a green tea treatment with briskly steaming water for multiple infusions and a more delicate finish. Grown at roughly 1000-1500 ft, the spring weather was favorable for a third week of February plucking. Limited availability!