TEA FAQ- Did you know Darjeeling is a Geographic Indication? Classical arts associated with quality and seasons— Plucking, manufacturing,arts of selling and tasting are all laid out here on the official Darjeeling tea site which is beautifully indexed here! Please visit this most charming site full of useful information.
Our personal expert “SMC” as he is lovingly called by his fans! Especially  contributors from the most potent tea blog online here called CHA DO.  Please read one of his excellent articles titled “The Role of Stress in Tea Growth and Manufacture” If you are interested in the biochemistry of Darjeeling. We can all learn a little about the metaphor perhaps of how stress builds character.  Evolve in your own growth of knowledge here, in learning more about the life cycle of the plucked Lady green Tea Queen! How she goes from living dancing leaf in terms of biochemistry. I feel very blessed SMC has named me as an inspiration to record his genius. I pushed gently and pulled the fecund mind of a genius that he is.

Rejuvenated silky little leaves in gaiwans recapture their lush velvetique garden presence.A few itinerant leaves of whom went rogue? Up to 70% oxidation of these lush plummy leaves. Verdant leaves are quite intentional in their unique firing process. Beyond self-drinking. Absolutely un-blended, totally orthodox leaf. A sprinkling of green leaf in the finished dry leaf stage is a signature mark of Gopaldhara’s unique “impressionistic effect”Culinary techniques of for example “firing a the tops of a creme brule” or a lone star melba peach atop a tart? Original splendor of pure greenery layered with elevated complexity through artful means of sculpting leaves. Creates mirrored oxidations which doubly effects flavor profile with toffee muscatel and wine citrus toasted notes combined with delicate flora in eventual cuppings.