How to brew Darjeeling properly
Less leaf, cooler water and a timer: three changes that make a difference.
Darjeeling first flush 2026 has arrived · Free shipping across India above ₹999
19B Park Street, Kolkata 700016
Every day · 10 am – 8 pm

Tea merchants · Kolkata · since 1972
Darjeeling, Assam and Nilgiri teas, cupped in our Kolkata tea room and bought lot by lot from the gardens, with the garden and flush on every pack.
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Loose-leaf teas from this season’s lots, tasted before we buy.


Our tasting room
Our grandfather was a tea taster at the Kolkata auctions for thirty years before he opened a shop on Park Street in 1972. We still taste every lot the way he did, side by side in white cups, and buy only the ones that make us go back for a second sip.
Pick a tea by garden, flush and strength.
We pack fresh each week in airtight pouches.
Every pack has the weight, heat and time.

Taste six teas side by side with our taster, from first flush to Assam, and learn to brew each one. ₹500, 45 minutes, Sundays at 11.
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Sample reviews, written for this demo. Real customer reviews replace them on your store.
The first flush tasted like the hills. I had never had Darjeeling this fresh in Mumbai.
The Sunday tasting changed how I make tea at home. No more boiling green tea.
The masala chai is the one I buy for the office. Strong, not too sweet, and the spices are real.
A picking season. First flush is spring (March–April), second flush is summer (May–June), and autumn flush follows the monsoon.
In an airtight tin, away from light, heat and strong smells like spices. Never in the fridge.
First flush is best plain. Second flush and Assam take milk well; our chai blend is made for it.
Yes. Wholesale packs of 1 kg start at ₹1,400 for Assam. Message us for the list and a tasting.
Journal
Less leaf, cooler water and a timer: three changes that make a difference.
Why tasters slurp, and what they listen for in a cup.
Strong, sweet and boiled: how the city’s roadside tea is made at home.
A short note when each flush arrives from the gardens. Four a year.