First Flush Darjeeling Teas 2021 by VAHDAM®India

 by Prashant Kapadia/NHN

In the world of teas, Darjeeling Tea occupies the highest pedestal. There is no other black tea that is so much loved and longed for as Darjeeling Tea. Spring is here and it is time for the famous first flush teas from Darjeeling – the Champagne of Teas! First Flush teas are prized and sought after by tea lovers all across the world for their unique freshness and floral flavor, which only comes from the newly sprung tender leaves and buds that awaken and appear with the first showers of Spring. Typically, the First Flush season is from mid-March to April. It has always been VAHDAM®’s constant endeavor to select the best teas for their customers. For our 2021 First Flush Collection, we selected the best invoices directly from estates and air-lifted these to our BRC certified state-of-the-art facility in the National Capital Region, where they were immaculately packed and instantly shipped. With no plucking allowed In 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the First Flush in Darjeeling was almost entirely wiped out. What the world missed out on in 2020, VAHDAM® is committed to making up in 2021! VAHDAM® has shortlisted invoices of the top 15 Tea Estates of Darjeeling which will all be produced by the end of April – the peak month of First Flush Teas. The 2021 VAHDAM® First Flush Collection was launched with early invoices from legendary tea estates of Goodricke Group Ltd. – Castleton Premium Darjeeling First Flush Black Tea (Invoice DJ 03/2021) Plucked on 23rd March, 2021 A 130-year-old estate, Castelton produces one of the most prized First Flush Teas in the world. Picked from the best Chinary bushes, Invoice No. 03/2021 teas are made with 100% Spring leaves and buds that give this gleaming fresh tea a sweet and light liquoring cup. Rs 1699 for 100 grams – Margaret’s Hope Premium Darjeeling First Flush Black Tea (DJ 03/2021) Plucked on 26th March, 2021 Established around1864, the most-romantic-of all Margaret’s Hope tea estate is known for exquisite teas with a signature flavor and fragrance. Made from select China bushes, this invoice is the epitome of elegance.

A visual delight of lightly-rolled, green black leaves interspersed with silver tips – this tea is as delicate as it is divine. Rs 1599 for 100 grams – Badamtam Premium Organic Darjeeling First Flush Black Tea (DJ 03/2021) Plucked on 24th March, 2021 An estate established in 1858, the famed Badamtam tea estate is situated in the beautiful Lebong Valley in Darjeeling. The invoice is 100% organic. This early invoice from Badamtam tea estate is made exclusively from the young and tender quintessential two leaves and a bud, after all the winter/old leaves have been plucked. The resultant leaf is bright green with silvery tips, redolent with an aroma of fresh spring and crisp mountain air.

The tea brews into a lively yellow-amber cup with exceptional clarity. Rs 1299 for 100 grams All these early and exceptional First Flush 2021 teas were open for pre-booking for VAHDAM® consumers website.

This year, VAHDAM® is also offering a uniquely created Darjeeling E-Book – Facts, Facets and Fables of The Champagne of Teas – with every 2021 First Flush order. In this specially written book, VADHAM® India’s tea experts passionately recount the fascinating aspects of Darjeeling Tea story: history, flushes, manufacture, muscatel teas, before showcasing some of the famous estates of Darjeeling.

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About VAHDAM® India:VAHDAM® is an award-winning, digitally native, global wellness brand taking India’s finest teas & superfoods to consumers in over 130 countries, under a sustainable, home-grown label. It has raised over 120 crores in venture funding from India’s top consumer investors including Sixth Sense Ventures, Fireside Ventures, Mankind Pharma, SAR Group & more. Founded in 2015 by the then 23-year old Bala Sarda, VAHDAM® has been endorsed by global icons like Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Mariah Carey, and Martha Stewart, among others. It is also the only Indian brand ever to be featured in ‘OPRAH’S FAVOURITE THINGS’ for two years in a row (2018 & 2019). It is a Certified ‘Plastic Neutral’ & ‘Carbon Neutral’ Brand and directs 1% of its revenue towards the education of the tea grower’s children under its social initiative ‘TEAch ME’.
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