Serampore, India – It is a warm morning in March, and 65-year-old Ashish Bandopadhyay has cycled the 10 minutes from his home to a tea shop in the Chatra neighbourhood of Serampore, about 30km ...

Darjeeling, in the Himalayan foothills, is famous for its tea, its elevated railroad and the view of dawn breaking over Mt. Everest. A writer fulfilled a childhood dream of visiting.

The Jay Shree Tea shop sold only its own garden teas, no blends of other origins. Hence we could not cope,” Vikash Kandoi, executive director of Jay Shree Tea & Industries, explained.

Darjeeling Travel Guide: Where To Eat, Stay, Shop, And Roam In The 'Queen Of The Hills' This charming hill town in West Bengal is packed with jaw-dropping mountain views and colonial-era nostalgia ...

Scenic Kurseong On a sunny March morning, my car inched towards Kurseong, a picturesque hill town in the Indian state of West ...

Darjeeling tea has a fruity aroma and a golden or bronze color, depending on the way it’s brewed. Tea experts say it has notes (flavors) of citrus fruit, flowers, and even a vegetal quality.

Discover the distinct taste of Darjeeling’s iconic tea estates, where meticulous handpicking, natural processes, and sustainable farming combine to create teas cherished by connoisseurs globally.

1. Check for Authenticity: Only 1 in 5 cups of Darjeeling Tea are authentically grown and sourced from the 87 estates of Darjeeling. While buying tea, the first question to ask is whether it is truly ...

Ambootia, the name of another tea plantation, was the brand name behind Harrods’ Snow Mist and other teas produced by Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates Private Ltd. (DOTEPL), and it is also the ...

He recalls how he was first brought to the shop by a colleague during a lunch break 25 years ago. “There are many tea stalls in Serampore, but I always come here, almost daily, because of the ...