Darjeeling Okayti First Flush Red (Black) Tea

Darjeeling Okayti First Flush Red (Black) Tea is classified as FTGFOP 1(Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe), a classification given only to the most valuable teas, composed of whole leaves and a generous amount of buds.

It is harvested in March and April, early in spring, a season whose freshness it recalls with its sometimes almost pungent aromas. Its golden liquor has intense notes of flowers and citrus, with a long lingering fragrance and a distinctive note of young olive oil.

This tea comes from the Kurseong Valley in Darjeeling district.

Place of origin

Kurseong Valley, Darjeeling District, India

Tasting – Sight and smell

Okayti First Flush black tea FTGFOP1 has delicately rolled small whole leaves and is characterized by good bud presence. Colors range from light green and olive green to warmer tones of brown and tawny to silvery in small buds. Already the dry has an intoxicating scent of flowers and the unmistakable note of nutmeg typical of the best Darjeelings. Once infused, the leaves give off floral notes, sweet and fruity notes of mango and figs, a fleeting vegetable tinge, and a hint reminiscent of green tomato compote. The liquor is deep golden with amber highlights, transparent and bright. The nose picks up a citrus note of lemon and verbena.

Tasting Notes

WESTERN

The first notes of Okayti First Flush black tea are intense and floral, with hints of wild rose. There is then a hint of young olive oil, fragrant and pungent, which finally gives way to the citrus notes of lemon, lemon balm, and lemongrass. A hint of muscat grapes emerges on the finish, while floral notes return in persistence. The body is medium-high and velvety. There is a slight astringency, typical of Darjeeling first flush, which never becomes bothersome. Okayti First Flush black tea thus offers remarkable complexity on the palate, revealing definite nuances with each sip and giving a very pleasant sensation of freshness.

How to prepare

For a classic preparation according to the Western style of Okayti First Flush black tea, we recommend 2.5 grams of leaves (about 1 teaspoon) in a 200 ml cup with water at 85°C for an infusion time of a 2 1/2 minutes.

The tea can be filtered for greater ease at the moment of tasting, and also the infusion times indicated above are intended to be purely indicative, so you can also adjust according to your personal taste.

Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.