Darjeeling Green Tea

Darjeeling Green Tea is a whole-leaf green tea from Swachh Tea, grown in Darjeeling's high gardens. Delicate and floral, light on the tongue. Brew it at about 80°C for 2 to 3 minutes, without milk. A 100g pack makes about 50 cups, at about ₹11 a cup.

Delicate and floral, light on the tongue, in a light gold cup. Body: light. Strength: gentle. Aroma: very fragrant. Best for: Green tea lovers who want more aroma.

Use 2g of leaf, about a heaped teaspoon, for a 150 to 200ml cup. Heat the water to about 80°C. No thermometer? Boil the water, then let it stand for 2 to 3 minutes. Steep for 2 to 3 minutes, covered, then strain. Brew it in a white cup or a glass. It steeps pale, and half the pleasure is the aroma rising off the cup.

It is best without milk, so the aroma comes through. A thin slice of lemon or a little honey goes well with it if you like.

Yes. Darjeeling Green Tea gives two or three good steeps from the same leaf. Add a minute each time.

About 50 cups, at 2g of leaf a cup, so the tea in each cup costs about ₹11. Steep the same leaf twice and it is about ₹5.5 a cup.

Yes. All true tea, whether white, green or black, contains caffeine. A cup of green tea usually has less than a cup of black tea, but it depends on how much leaf you use and how long you steep it.

Almost always because the water is too hot or the leaf is left in too long. Brew green tea at about 80°C, which is boiled water left to stand for two or three minutes, and strain it after 2 to 3 minutes.

Keep it in an airtight container away from light, heat, moisture and strong smells such as spices, because leaf tea soaks up aromas easily. It is at its brightest in the first few months after opening.

Yes. Cash on delivery is available across India for a small fee, shown at checkout, and we confirm every cash on delivery order with you by phone or WhatsApp before it ships. Orders are dispatched from Siliguri within 24 hours and usually arrive in 3 to 7 days. Shipping is free on every order.

Swachh Tea, the consumer brand of Palak Tea Co., a tea sourcing and grading business in Siliguri, West Bengal, where Darjeeling's hills meet the Dooars. Every tea is tasted before it is packed, by people with 35+ years in India's tea trade.