This well-known garden was founded in 1886 and is also called “Silbung” in the local language. Selimbong is well known for second flush production of prime quality and has also been awarded many prizes. We have chosen a wonderful quality from the second plucking period which is reflected in the leaf and the taste: a completely even and dark Sinensis leaf with lots of silvery white tips, a shining copper-coloured cup, and a taste that is highly aromatic, spicy, with a soft, flowery flavour!
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 2-4 minutes brewing time

100 °C water temperature

4-5 heaped tsp./1 litre

“Soom” means “The Triangle” in the language of the Lepcha and is a symbol of the Hindu goddess of wealth ... Seen from the mountaintops this plantation reminds of the letter “Y”. This tea garden was founded more than 120 years ago. Only pure Chinese plants and Chinese hybrids grow at the higher altitudes. This classic and highly aromatic first flush tea has a medium-sized, excellent leaf with light green tips. The plantation is famous for an amber coloured cup with a nutty, sweet and soft flavour. It is a tea of the highest quality.
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 2-4 minutes brewing time

100 °C water temperature

4-5 heaped tsp./1 litre

The Marybong Tea Estate is situated in the East Valley. This rather small garden produces top qualities every year on a cultivated area of approx. 285 hectares, at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,970 m. This is a well-balanced, aromatically sweet plucking featuring a certain "body" with some strength. The leaves are smaller, fine, and dark with green parts and bright tips. The cup's colour is the typical light copper of a tea of the late first flush period.

 2-4 minutes brewing time

100 °C water temperature

4-5 heaped tsp./1 litre

This very fine tea is from one of the highest plantations in Darjeeling and was the first plantation ever to be awarded a gold medal for excellent product quality in 1884. Ideal climatic conditions favour the above-average produce, which again and again achieves the highest bids in the tea trade. This tea is of the finest quality, with many tips and the typical flowery, nutty flavour and taste of Darjeeling teas.
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 2-4 minutes brewing time

100 °C water temperature

4-5 heaped tsp./1 litre

Close to the city of Darjeeling, at an altitude of between 915 and 1,375 m, you will find the cultivation area of this rather small tea plantation. Jungpana has been known as a high-quality garden for several decades now. The qualities produced, which come mainly made from Chinese bushes, are in high demand worldwide. The inbetween we are offering excels due to its well-worked leaf, a light amber cup and an incomparable, slightly flowery, scented bouquet. A special tea with a delicate, fine taste for a perfect Sunday afternoon.
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 2-4 minutes brewing time

100 °C water temperature

4-5 heaped tsp./1 litre

After the foundation of the garden in 1861, Ambootia firmly established its name in Darjeeling throughout the following decades. In 1987, after the takeover and reorganisation by the current owner, the garden moved up into the first league and has now been producing organically cultivated teas for more than 20 years. The estate covers an area of almost 1,000 hectares with 350 of them covered by tea. Ambootia literally means “place of the mango trees”. Multi-faceted spring harvest, nicely flowery and grassy with a truly well-balanced, full body.

 2-4 minutes brewing time

100 °C water temperature

4-5 heaped tsp./1 litre

In 1852, Steinthal was founded by the German priest Joachim Stoelke as the first tea garden in Darjeeling. It is very popular particularly in Europe, not only due to its history but also thanks to the excellent qualities which have been produced there over the years. Steinthal is probably the only tea garden in Darjeeling which still cultivates 100% China plants. This is wonderfully reflected by the nicely worked, slightly twisted Sinensis leaf. The cup is full-bodied with a muscatel flavour and the infusion has a delicately flowery scent.
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 2-4 minutes brewing time

100 °C water temperature

4-5 heaped tsp./1 litre