Most Popular Darjeeling Tea Varieties

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Types, Flavors Grades of Darjeeling Tea
The type only means the variety of tea like the
traditional black tea which is most popular
worldwide. Green tea has many health benefits and
white tea is the most delicate and meant for the
real connoisseurs. All such teas (black, green or
white) are produced from tea plants known as
 Camellia Sinensis.
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3 Types of Darjeeling Tea 
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• Darjeeling Black Tea 

This is the most common and traditional form of
Darjeeling tea that has been known for years and
produced almost by all the gardens in Darjeeling.
Black tea goes through all the stages of orthodox
processing (i.e. withering or machine drying,
rolling, fermenting, sorting etc.). 
Darjeeling black tea unlike other types is 100
oxidized. It is fully dried up and then carefully
split up in order to absorb more oxygen. As the
name suggests, the tea liquor is darkish in color
and can have a range of flavors including fruity,
nutty, flowery and spicy.
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• Darjeeling Oolong 

This is similar to the traditional Chinese tea
and technically comes in between the black tea
and the green tea. Originally in 1800s when the
British for the first time tried to cultivate tea
in Darjeeling hills, they brought in seeds and
saplings from China to do so.  
Some gardens that have retained the old China
bushes (Chesima) continue to produce Darjeeling
Oolong. The tea is hard withered and semi
oxidized. Basically two types of Oolong teas are
produced in Darjeeling - Clonal and China type.
Oolongs are needed to be grown in higher altitude
in cool environment.
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• Darjeeling Green Tea

Due to its great health benefits, green tea has
now become very popular worldwide. It has strong
anti-oxidants that can kill cancer cells very
effectively. It is also very effective for
keeping healthy heart and controlling LDL
cholesterol levels.
Darjeeling green tea is dried and steamed but not
fermented, and as a result many of the natural
beneficial chemicals are retained. The liquor is
usually light green in color. It is usually not
mixed with milk. While preparing Darjeeling green
tea, keep the water below the boiling point and
keep a watch on the infusion. It can otherwise
become quite bitter.
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• Contact Information

Jay Shree Tea Industry
"Industry House", (15th Floor) 10,Camac Street,
Kolkata-700 017.
www.jayshreetea.com
91 9674292164 and 91 33 2282 7531-34
info_at_jayshreetea.com