SKU: L/EX19/MOONSHINE/24
Here’s presenting a Moonshine tea that is organic, hand-plucked, and masterfully made from AV2 clonal stock. This second flush tea features evenly manual sorted leaves with a handsome show of velvety tips. The amber liquor offers a light honey smoothness, sweet flavour, and a lengthened mouth feel. The bright coppery infusion entices with an aroma of muscatel grape skin. This exceptional single estate Darjeeling, harvested at night, promises a delightful sensory journey for premium tea enthusiasts.
Harvest Date: 27/05/2024
Cultivar: AV2
Altitude: 1400 m above MSL
Name of Master Planter: Rajiv Kumar
Plucking Method: Manual
- Production Info: 14 hours of withering, 59% withering, 2 hours rolling and fermenting, 121°C drying, hand sorted
Darjeeling Summer Organic Night Plucked Moonshine Tea
Darjeeling
AV2
Single Estate
Second Flush
Rajiv Kumar
FTGFOP1 MOON SHINE
Organic
Black
Manual
Risheehat and Liza Hill Tea Estates, situated on the steep and scenic slopes just outside the town of Darjeeling in West Bengal, is a well-established two division tea garden known for producing some of the top grades of Darjeeling teas. Unique soil profiles and elevations ranging from 2500-4800 feet contribute to the characteristics that give this region-specific tea the connotation as the ‘champagne of tea’. This region of the Himalayan range is bordered by Nepal to the West, China to the North, Bhutan to the East, and Bangladesh to the South. Alongside tea, local populations organically grow crops of oranges, cardamom, flowers, and vegetables. Originally known as Tsering Bagan due to the predominance of Tserings (a Tibetan group) in the area, British planters established a tea garden here in the early 1900s. Renamed Risheehat, meaning ‘home of holy sages’, it earned its name from a group of meditators who took shelter there. Acquired by Jay Shree Tea management in 1955, it comprises two major divisions: Risheehat Main Division and Liza Hill Division. Today, the estate boasts an annual production of over 180 tons of certified bio-organic teas, maintaining a healthy zero percent vacancy. With certifications including Fair Trade, ISO 9001:2015 by TUV NORD, HACCP, and organic certifications for NPOP, NOP, and JAS by IMO, Risheehat Tea Estate exemplifies a commitment to quality, sustainability, and ethical practices.
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Use filtered or bottled water. Heat the water up to 95°C. Put in 2.5 g of loose tea for every cup (180 ml). Let it steep for 3 to 5 minutes. Strain into a cup and serve.
LEAF: Evenly manual sorted with a handsome show of velvety tips
LIQUOR: Amber colour, light honey smooth, sweet and a lengthened mouth feel
INFUSION: Bright coppery with an aroma of muscatel grape skin