"Grand cru" single estate (Makaibari, India) leaf tea 
 
First Flush teas are the tender pickings from the new first leaves in spring. Zesty and full of youthful vitality, our biodynamic First Flush Darjeeling is prized for its characteristic astringent flavor and light golden liquor. The result is the grand cru of teas, made amidst great fanfare to mark the start of a new season. First Flush is limited in supply as it depends on prevailing weather conditions. 
 
The tea is grown at Makaibari, the first biodynamic tea estate in the world, situated 3-4000 ft high up in the Himalayas. The estate is protected on all sides by lush virgin forests and is home and livelihood to a community of 1700 people, a family of panthers and a richly diverse wildlife.
 
Our promise to you. We believe we have some of the finest organic teas in the world. The purity and quality of our teas, and the natural harmony and well being of the estate and its people mean everything to us. Our Biodynamic, organic and fairtrade credentials are your guarantee that our teas are produced in the best and fairest ways possible. We hope they give you much pleasure and enrich your lives as much as they do ours.
 
Suggested Use
 Enjoy. Allow one level teaspoon of tea per person. Pour on freshly boiled water and infuse for up to 3 minutes. 
 
Ingredients
 Fairtrade black tea. 
 
All ingredients are biodynamic and organic.
 
In keeping with our philosophy, our teas are free from all artificial additives and gmos. 
 
The world has been enjoying tea for more than 5,000 years. But only since 1995 has biodynamic, fair-trade certified tea been available. That year in Hampstead, a famous London hillside village known as a breeding ground for progressive ideas, Hampstead Tea began.
The majority of our tea comes from the Makaibari estate in India’s Darjeeling province. It is the world’s first certified biodynamic estate and the last owner-managed estate in the district. Here, 66% of the acreage is undisturbed rainforest where tea grows in harmony with the area’s natural ecological system.
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