Description

The CLUBBOX @ Siam Tea Shop

The SiamTeas Club Box is a flexible format for bundling several types of tea in generously proportioned tasting size on a monthly basis at prefential price. At this, the selection of teas compiled in the box can either represent a specific topic, sample the most recent new introductions at Siam Tea Shop or simply offer a random choice of personal favorites of mine.

July 2023 Clubbox @ Siam Tea Shop – Darjeeling Second Flush

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19th Edition (July ’23) – “DJ SF BOX” (Darjeeling Second Flush Box)

The 19th edition – July 2023 – is a Darjeeling Second Flush Box (“DJ SF BOX”). As such, it offers 25g of summer-picked tea from 5 different tea gardens in Darjeeling. At this, the selection of the tea gardens represented in the box are according to availability. This means that always second-flush teas from those 5 Darjeeeling tea gardens go into the box whose current SF’s are in stock. As for which ones these are is an information that the shop’s dedicated category page will reveal at any given time:

Darjeeling Second Flush Teas @ Siam Tea Shop

If more than 5 first flushes are available, I will make a choice. If there are fewer, the missing variety is replaced by the first flush of an Assam or Nepal garden.

At the launch of the box, current first flushes from the following tea gardens are contained in the box:

1. Jungpana

2. Giddapahar

3. Goomtee

4.  Margret´s Hope

5. Makaibari

Tea from India at Siam Tea Shop

The sustainable trend to more quality with tea on the western market increasingly bears sweet fruit in India, too. Year after year, the mayor tea estates in Darjeeling and Assam compete for the market’s recognition for each season’s best “First Flush“, “Second Flush” or “Autumnal”. However, not only quality comes from India at new levels today, but also completely new diversity of India’s tea portfolio. Black tea, for example, the classic of Indian teas, suddenly comes around in the most diverse appearances. The spectrum reaches from the modern, flowery, spring-hearted first flush to full-bodied, dark roasted second flushes to earthy and malty “autumnals”. One example for a characteristic Darjeeling second flush black tea at its best is our Giddapahar Imperial Muscatel Second Flush 2017

The Indian Second Flush Season

Most of us might know the term “second flush” only from India. However, this doesn’t mean there wouldn’t be any “second flushes” – summer pickings – in other tea regions, too. Though the spring picking generally enjoys the highest prestige among tea lovers for most types of tea, summer pickings do have their own favorable features. This applies in particular to India, where in summer the flowery notes of the spring picking give way to ever deeper sweetness. To support and highlight this sweetness at its best, Darjeeling tea gardens generally process their second flushes to classic black tea. As a result, most friends of Darjeeling tea will have a place for both in their hearts – and in their cupboards. And there are even tea lovers, who prefer the sweet dark roast of a black second flush from the floweriness of the first flushes!

For more Darjeeling second flush teas follow the link below:

Darjeeling Second Flushes @ Siam Tea Shop

And here’s to our offer of spring-picked (first flush) teas from Darjeeling:

Darjeeling First Flushes @ Siam Tea Shop

Beyond that, we offer you a selection of mild aromatic Darjeeling “Autumnals” (autumn flush):

Darjeeling Autumnals @ Siam Tea Shop

In regard to the topic of Darjeeling tea, the following read is also recommendable:

Tea from Darjeeling – Between Colonial Roots and New Identity