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SKU: T/Golden Dragon /EX54/26
Golden Dragon Second Flush Black Tea is a premium whole-leaf black tea crafted from carefully hand-plucked leaves and abundant golden tips harvested during the prized second flush. The beautifully twisted leaves produce a brilliant copper-amber liquor with a rich aroma and exceptional clarity. Known for its smooth, full-bodied character, this tea offers a harmonious balance of natural sweetness, gentle malt, and delicate fruity notes, finishing with a lingering honeyed aftertaste. Second flush teas are especially valued for their depth, complexity, and signature muscatel-like character, making them a favorite among fine tea enthusiasts
Darjeeling
China Hybrid
Single Estate
Second Flush
Pooja Majumder
FTGFOP1
Conventional
Black
Exclusive hand plucking of one bud and one young leaf during the second flush, preserving the highest concentration of tender golden buds for exceptional aroma, sweetness, and smoothness.
Spread over evenly gradual slopes facing the the mesmerising Mirik valley, Sungma and Turzum is one of the most beautiful tea estate in Darjeeling. The Tea Estate is located in the Rung Bong valley famous for growing exclusive quality tea. The climate is cool and misty with temperature ranging from 3 degree in winter to 28 degree in summer and an annual rainfall of 2500 to 3000 mm during July to September. The garden is around 30 kms from the Darjeeling town and is connected by excellent road network.
The garden was established by British Planter in 1863 – 1868 with excellent quality of chinaries seed stock by random assortment. The present tea estate is combination of two estates namely Sungma and Turzum. Both the gardens were merged after a massive earthquake in 1934 destroyed the Sungma tea factory and the entire tea manufacturing operations were shifted to Turzum tea estate. The estate was taken over by Jayshree Tea in 1993 and with continuous investment in tea growing, successful replanting programme, employee welfare and tea manufacturing infrastructure, the garden has seen remarkable achievement in terms of quality improvements leading to increase in the unit price for its teas. The estate has Fair Trade certification, ISO 1901:2008 & HACCP awarded by TUV NORD.
Most beautiful Shiv Gouri Temple under kind inspiration of Smt.Sarlaji Birla.
Excellent Cymbidium variety of orchid, high altitude floras and various hill grown vegetables being cultivated abundantly.
The Garden has best football ground with pavilion in Darjeeling area.
Having a reserve forest of more than 3000 fully mature pine.
Early Morning (6:30 AM – 9:00 AM) – Ideal Time
Mid-Morning (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM) – Great Option
Use filtered or bottled water.
Heat the water 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 - The leaves are long, wiry, and elegantly twisted, adorned with an abundance of lustrous golden tips. Their appearance reflects exceptional craftsmanship, while the bouquet reveals captivating notes of wild honey, sun-dried fruits, warm malt, and delicate floral nose.
Liquor - The liquor yields a radiant copper-amber liquor of remarkable brilliance and clarity. Rich, luminous, and inviting, it offers a velvety texture with an alluring aroma of honeyed sweetness, ripe stone fruits, caramelized malt, and subtle muscatel undertones.
Infusion - The infusion unfurl gracefully to reveal whole, tender leaves and golden buds, displaying excellent integrity and uniformity. Fresh and aromatic, they exude refined notes of sweet malt, orchard fruits, floral nectar, and a gentle hint of toasted cocoa, reflecting the tea's superior quality and careful processing.