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Gopaldhara Darjeeling First Flush Tea - Emperor’s Choice is a premium whole leaf spring tea harvested in 2025 from one of the highest elevated tea estates in Mirik, Darjeeling, reaching altitudes up to 7,000 feet. This exquisite Darjeeling finest First Flush Tea is crafted from AV2 clone bushes known for their superior flavor profile. Carefully hand-plucked during the spring flush when tea bushes emerge fresh from a 4-month winter dormancy, the resulting leaves ensure an exceptional bright yellow cup with a rich, sweet, and balanced taste. The tea's unique flavor features delicate honey sweetness and floral notes, layered within a complex structure yet remaining remarkably clean and refined without astringency. The slow natural growth under cool, dry spring conditions and meticulous hand-sorting enhance the purity and quality of this tea. Minimal use of machinery in processing preserves the authentic character of the tea. Emperor’s Choice Gopaldhara Darjeeling First Flush Tea is an outstanding choice for connoisseurs seeking the finest whole leaf Darjeeling tea that delivers clarity, complexity, and a pure fresh spring flavor, making it an elite product for wholesale buyers and specialty retailers in the tea industry.
Key Features
| Features | Description |
|---|---|
| Tea Type | Darjeeling First Flush Whole Leaf Tea |
| Harvest Year | 2025 |
| Origin | Gopaldhara Tea Estate, Mirik, Darjeeling |
| Elevation | Up to 7,000 feet |
| Tea Clone | AV2 (preferred Darjeeling clone) |
| Flavor Profile | Bright, sweet, honey with floral notes, complex but balanced |
| Oxidation Level | Slightly oxidized (Spring Flush style) |
| Plucking Standard | Hand-plucked with fine quality buds and leaves |
| Processing Method | Hand-sorted with minimal machinery use |
| Cup Color | Bright yellow cup without astringency |
| Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
| Tea Grade | Whole Leaf, Tippy |
| Season | First Flush (Spring Flush) |
| Climatic Conditions | Cold, dry spring weather ensuring slow growth |
| Tea Garden Elevation | Up to 7,000 feet |
| Leaf Composition | One or two leaves and a bud |
| Harvest Duration | Post 4 months winter dormancy (December to March) |
| Tea Processing | Light oxidation with hand sorting |
| Astringency | None detected |
| Intended Use | Specialty tea for wholesale, retail, and tea connoisseurs |
*Disclaimer: The above description has been AI-generated and has not been audited or verified for accuracy. It is recommended to verify product details independently before making any purchasing decisions.
Gopaldhara tea from the 2025 spring flush is uniquely harvested from AV2 clone bushes at high elevation up to 7,000 feet, ensuring slower growth and richer flavor complexity. Its hand-plucking standards and minimal machine processing preserve the tea’s pure, sweet floral notes and honeyed flavor without astringency.
Elevation at 7,000 feet causes slower leaf growth and enhances the development of nuanced flavors in the tea buds. This produces a brighter, more balanced and refined cup with complex floral and honey notes typical of high-quality Darjeeling teas.
The AV2 clone is specifically known for its superior quality and flavor profile in Darjeeling teas. It produces a tippy, whole leaf tea with a sweet, floral, and complex character highly valued among Darjeeling connoisseurs.
The tea undergoes light oxidation sufficient to bring out the intricate flavors while retaining a clean taste. It is hand-plucked with only the finest shoots used, and hand-sorted to reduce damage, minimizing machine use to protect leaf quality and authentic flavor.
Post-winter dormancy, the chilly and dry spring conditions slow down leaf growth, resulting in more concentrated flavors and finer buds. This contributes directly to the sweetness, clarity, and complexity of the tea’s cup.
Emperor’s Choice is a unique Darjeeling finest First Flush Tea 2025 from Gopaldhara Tea Estate, located in Mirik, is one of the highest elevated tea gardens in this region & stretches up to 7,000 feet. It is a very Tippy Tea made from AV2 bushes the most preferred clones of Darjeeling. This Darjeeling finest First Flush Tea has a bright, rich, sweet, balanced cup layered with honey sweetness, in the floral range & is balanced by a complex flavour structure. The taste is very clean & refined, simple in a way, but complex in a different sense with bright yellow cup. There is no astringency in the tea, and the flavour comes across as full with many notes.
The top elevation of Gopaldhara Tea Estates is planted with the best quality clone AV2. Also, the bushes are fresh as they have just come out of hibernation from the prolonged winter of almost 4 months from December to March. During the first flush, also known as spring flush, we have 100% growing shoots and get excellent buds with either a single leaf or two leaves and a bud. The flavour is prominent as the weather is also very dry and cool which ensures very slow growth. The garden workers are very careful in their plucking by hand to make sure only the best shoots with prominent buds are plucked. Darjeeling First Flush Teas are known to be slightly oxidized. This tea is also made in the same way but it is sufficiently oxidized to ensure that all the exquisite flavours are prominently present.
The plucking is of such fine quality that the tea only needs to be hand sorted and the machines used to make the tea are significantly less. It is a true delight and one of our best Darjeeling finest First Flush Teas.
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