As the clean, clear mist crosses the silent vast Himalayan range there is heard a gentle rustling. It is the beautiful colorfully-dressed women moving slowly through invisible paths across the rolling hills of the Darjeeling tea gardens, skillfully plucking by hand the finest of the delicate leaves from the bushes and dropping them into the soft, green piles forming inside their baskets. Majestic, snow-capped mountains surround them, forming a stunning backdrop. It is a scene as rare and special as the beverage that is the product of their work. The air is filled with the delightful songs of birds of every hue. There is no doubt the quality of the tea produced here is affected by the magic of its fairy tale surroundings. Darjeeling green tea is born in the foothills of the Himalayas, in the shadow of the third highest mountain in the world; Mt.Kanchenjunga.

The Darjeeling district is located in West Bengal in Northeastern India, with Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan to the north. The first tea seeds planted were of Chinese origin in 1847 and to this day the china variety of tea is planted in Darjeeling and it has been discovered that, when planted anywhere else in the world, the Darjeeling taste cannot be reproduced. It is just something about the hills of Darjeeling that makes tea….. Darjeeling. Tea gardens are situated at up to 7000-ft-high elevations on steep slopes, which provide ideal drainage for the generous rainfall the district receives. The altitude, the soil, the intermittent cloud and sunshine – a dash of something unexplained and wondrous – all seem to work together to orchestrate a masterpiece. A cup of Darjeeling is golden or amber in color and has a unique, delicate flavour that is referred to as “muscatel” or, having the flavour of muscatel grapes. So delicate and tasty is the flavour that drinkers usually skip the milk and sugar. Today Darjeeling produces almost 9.5-10 million kilos of tea a year – approximately 1% of all of India’s tea production from various regions. Premier’s Tea selects,tastes and blends from some of the finest Darjeeling Tea gardens. Our tasters conduct regular visits to tea gardens for checking quality & consistency in order to enable us in serving you that refreshing quality Darjeeling Tea.