2. TEA ESTATES IN DARJEELING

3. Tea gained popularity in the west and through the efforts of the East India Company, India has some of the best tea growing tea regions in the world. Experts from China were brought over to India to teach the British and locals how to harvest and produce the beverage. By 1823, Assam and Darjeeling regions of India were producing large quantities of tea. Tea estates were built and soon tea plants dominated the rolling hillsides. Darjeeling is the most popular tea growing region in India and is also world renowned for cultivating premium quality teas.

4. DARJEELING Darjeeling is the most popular region of tea cultivation in the world. Located in the eastern part of India, this region produces the much revered tea also known as Champagne of Tea. This is the region that can be attributed to make Indian teas popular worldwide. This region produces black, green, oolong and white teas. Since, this region is an old tea hub. The techniques are orthodox to maintain the quality of tea associated with the craft of tea cultivation here. The characteristic features of the teas here are mild bodied, bright colours and strong astringency. Some of the famous tea estates from the region are Jungpana, Goomtee, Makaibari, Singtom, and Gopaldhara. The teas grown in this region consistently receive awards in auctions.

5. JUNGPANA TEA ESTATE: 1899 by Henry Montogomery Lennox Since 1956 It was owned by the esteemed Kejriwal family. It is one of the only tea estates that uses original British Machinery that has been maintained through all these years to make tea, which adds to the perfect processing of tea. They are known for their Exquisite quality produce of green, black and oolong tea.

6. GOOMTEE TEA ESTATE: 1899 by Henry Montogomery It shares close proximity with Jungpana and Castleton. It was later sold to the Kejriwal family who have continued the ownership until now. The plantation produces black and oolong teas. Their second flush china bush are a popular variety

7. GOPALDHARA TEA ESTATE: 1881 It is one of the highest tea plantations in the district (5500 ft-7000 ft). Before tea the land was used to cultivate paddy. The tea seeds took very well to the weather and a new name was created that would charm tea lovers across with their fine quality teas. The estate boasts of exquisite qualities of white, green, oolong and black teas.

8. GIDDAPAHAR TEA ESTATE: 1881 Giddapahar, which translates to eagle peak in English. It does large scale production of the world famous Darjeeling Tea. This tea estate produces one of the finest quality of Darjeeling tea, which is famous across the world. It features a unique combination of traditional China, Clonal and Assam bushes. It also produces green teas in the month of July every year.

9. ROHINI TEA ESTATE The plantation is the newest in the Darjeeling. It was shut for over 38 years and was reopened in the year 2000. Today, the total cultivated area of the garden is around 146 Hectares of which 108 Hectares is young tea. Rohini produces delightful muscatel rich teas in summer, in its new age factory.

10. SELIM TEA ESTATE: 1870 by Mr. Henry Montogomery Mr. Henry was popularly known as “Selim Saheb”. This estate is adjacent to Rohini tea Estate, Giddapahar Tea Estate and Jogmaya Tea Estate. The plantation features pure china tea.

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