After spending years in Singapore as a financial analyst, Dugar returned home hell-bent on bringing a Silicon Valley attitude to the Darjeeling tea fields. “We are not running this as a tea ...

How has production in Darjeeling been so far this year compared with last year? Production this year has been lower compared ...

Darjeeling, in the Himalayan foothills, is famous for its tea, its elevated railroad and the view of dawn breaking over Mt. Everest. A writer fulfilled a childhood dream of visiting.

On December 7th tea estates in Darjeeling, a hill station in West Bengal straddling India’s border with Nepal, will carry out the final full-moon harvest of the year. Illuminated by fire-lit ...

Darjeeling is one of India's most prized and priciest teas. For over a century, it was sold at live auctions steeped in tradition, with all due pomp. But the last of those auctions ended this month.

Darjeeling is the "Champagne of teas," sold by distinct harvest season, or flush. But while many of India's top tea experts point to the autumn flush as their favorite, those teas are largely unknown.

The ongoing strike has effectively cancelled the entire “second flush,” of Darjeeling, which is the June harvest that produces a fuller-bodied, amber tea. This is the most expensive harvest of the ...

But Darjeeling tea production has been in a steady state of decline for years now -- in 1990, it was 14.49 million kg. Dry spell has again hit the season's first plucking.

Darjeeling tea production stood at 5.60 mkg in 2024 compared to 6.01 mkg in 2023, according to Tea Board of India data. According to industry insiders, ...

Darjeeling tea has a fruity aroma and a golden or bronze color, depending on the way it’s brewed. Tea experts say it has notes (flavors) of citrus fruit, flowers, and even a vegetal quality.

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