Okayti Premium Darjeeling First Flush Black Tea (DJ 11/2020)

A splendid organic Darjeeling spring tea with classic attributes of brisk and lively flavors.

Quantity

$13.99

3.53oz . 100gm . 40+ Cups

Know your Tea

Tea Type There are primarily 4 tea types i.e Black, Green, Oolong & White. Plucked and produced from the same tea plant Camellia Sinensis, each tea type is differentiated based on the level of fermentation/oxidation they go through during production.

Black Tea

Grade Tea leaf grading is the process of evaluating products based on the quality and condition of the tea leaves. The highest grades are referred to as "orange pekoe" i.e SFTGFOP1, FTGFOP1, and the lowest as "fannings" or "dust".

FTFGOP1 PREMIUM

Date of Picking It refers to the date on which this tea was harvested from the tea plant and is not the date of packaging. Date of Packaging is the specific date on which the teas are finally packaged in our unit.

2nd May, 2020

Invoice no Tea in Indian plantations specially Darjeeling & Assam are growin in batches which are referred to the invoice number. An invoice numbers enurses that the single estate tea is 100% pure and genuine. The invoice is awarded to every batch by the tea estate itself.

DJ 11/2020

Tasting Notes Okayti first flush teas have that distinct and delicate balance of sweetness and tartness, with a pleasant floral essence that wafts and lingers ever so lights on the palate. Come, take a sip of a fragrantly flavoured and mildly mellow cup - and see why queens, prime ministers, and premiers from all over the world prized it!

Preperation Instructions

Water
CO2 Filtered Water

Temperature
90-100 Degrees C

Serving
0.07 oz | 2 gm

Steep Time
3-5 min

Okayti Tea Estate Such was the consistently high quality of teas from this estate, that in the London auctions, they came to be known as ‘ the only okay tea’! No wonder, the name of the tea estate was changed from Rangdoo to Okayti. Okayti teas have were served at the Buckingham Palace prior to India’s independence in 1947. Queen Elizabeth, Jawaharlal Nehru - independent India’s first Prime Minister, and Nikita Khrushchev - the Soviet leader, were among the many ardent admirers of Okayti teas. Tea is grown between 4,000 feet to 6,800 feet and manufactured at the Okayti factory which was built way back in 1888 and has proudly stood the test of time. Today, Okayti is a 100% bio-organic certified tea estate.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Single Estate Teas?
A single estate tea means that the tea has been sourced from one singular estate only and which has not been blended with other tea.
What is a Signature Blend?
Signature blends are the unique curations of a Master Blender. These blends are specially devised by blenders who go through several combinations and numerous rounds of tasting to curate a unique cup of tea with special flavor profile, aroma, and cup characteristics. Signature blends are trade secrets of the blenders and are mostly classified information.
What is a Tea blend?
Tea blending is the art of mixing a variety of teas together to curate a final blend. The blending of tea involves mixing fixed and measured proportions of various teas in order to get a final blend that has a signature taste, quality, character, and flavour. We look at tea blending as an art as it involves blending teas sourced from different regions and from different harvest seasons, but keeping the final blend's flavor profile a constant.
What is a 'Second Flush' Tea? Is it the same as a 'Summer Tea' ?
Yes, a 'Second-Flush' tea is also known as a 'Summer Tea' for the sole reason that the prime harvest period of the tea falls within the summer months of its place of origin.
What is a 'First Flush Tea'? Is a 'Spring Tea' same as 'First flush' tea?
Yes, a 'First-Flush' tea is also called a 'Spring Tea' as the prime harvest period for these teas falls within the spring months in its place of origin.
Where do you source your teas from?
We source our teas from over 150 renowned tea plantations and small individual farms in India. Within the country, we procure from 5 popular tea-producing regions, namely : Darjeeling, Assam, Nilgiri, Kangra, and Sikkim.
How are your teas packed?
After sourcing our teas directly from plantations within hours of harvest, we bring them to our state-of-the-art tea facility in New Delhi, India. The teas then go through rigorous rounds of cleaning, sorting, quality testing to remove any impurities/dust/foreign particles. Teas then pass through a final 10+ quality check points for leaf size, aroma, liquor, flavors etc. They are then vacuum-packaged in opaque aluminium-lined bags using sophisticated machinery. These vacuum-bags are then stored in a dehumidified, temperatuere-controlled warehouse which ensures that the teas remain garden-fresh and maintain their character. Upon recieving a consumer's order, we further pack the required quantity of tea in smaller vacuum-sealed packs which are boxed in the retail boxes and then sent over to our own delivery centres located in various parts of the world.

Excellent Tea

Always happy with the quality of the tea and the very efficient, quick shipment.

Deliciuos taste

Alight, fresh and clean taste. Very refreshing with a lovely amber light colour.

I enjoy

Good

Hi Tigran, thank you so much for your encouraging feedback & for being a part of the VAHDAM tea family. Hope to keep serving you with our collection of garden fresh teas.

Excellent service

Very pleased with the selection and fast service. Could not take advantage of the discount coupons since we only order twice a year

Hi R Dixon, thank you so much for your encouraging feedback & for being a part of the VAHDAM tea family. Hope to keep serving you with our collection of garden fresh teas.