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You've seen Darjeeling
on a tea box—

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but what does that
name actually mean?

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It points to a place:

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tea gardens in the hills

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of West Bengal, India.

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But the same garden can give you

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different cups as
the seasons change.

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Imagine two packs from one garden.

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One says first flush:

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the spring harvest.

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It can taste light and floral.

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The other says second flush:

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harvested later,
around early summer.

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It can feel fuller,

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sometimes with grape-like notes

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called muscatel.

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These are tendencies, not promises.

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The garden, weather,

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and how the leaves are processed

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matter too.

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So when you choose a Darjeeling,

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look for the garden name

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and harvest season.

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The name tells you where;

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the flush helps tell you when.

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Follow Cup Notes:

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Assam is next in this tea series.