First Flush · White

White Wonder

Tender unopened buds, barely processed — the quietest, rarest expression of the garden.

Estate: Usual source: Giddapahar · 4,500 ft
Grade: Silver Needle
Caddy: 50g caddy

The ritual · how to pour it

Whole leaf orthodox

Water

80–85°C

Leaf / 150ml

Steep

5 min

Infusions

Once

One unhurried pour, when a single cup is all the moment asks for.

In the cup

Aroma: White blossom, honey, fresh hay.
Cup: Pale champagne, delicate and silken.
Finish: Soft, sweet and lingering.

Character

Brightness
Body
Aroma

Brew — whole leaf, several steeps

Water: 80–85°C
Leaf / 150ml: 3g
Steep: 4–5 min
Infusions: 3+

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The story of the leaf

Silver Needle is made from the bud alone — the unopened tip of the shoot, picked one by one in the first weeks of spring before it unfurls into leaf. It takes a great many buds, and a great deal of restraint, to fill even a small caddy.

The processing is nearly nothing at all: the buds are withered slowly in mountain air and dried, hand-rolled and untouched by rolling machines or oxidation. What remains is the leaf at its most honest — pale silver, downy, and tasting faintly of honey, blossom and the cool air of 4,500 feet.

Pale champagne in the cup, white blossom and honey in the nose — a tea that rewards a longer steep and a quieter room.

Certified · Registered · Traceable

100% pure & fresh Darjeeling tea

Certified by the Tea Board of India under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India.

With the rise of adulterated Darjeeling teas blended with leaf from other regions, an authentic, certified brand matters. Every tea we carry is sourced fresh from the garden and sold under a certified trademark licence.

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