What's the taste of Darjeeling spring tea in 2021? What's the delicious Darjeeling black tea like?

Darjeeling black tea as the champagne in the tea, once we finish drinking this year's fresh tea, we will wait until the next harvest season to indulge ourselves. Darjeeling's production in 2021 is a typical example of being in a hurry. Quickly take care of the tea garden, and then wait for the dry conditions to stop, so that the first wave of red flashes will appear. Pick quickly before the untimely snow comes in April, and then wait patiently for the belated second bonus. Quickly airlift the finished tea to half the world, and then wait to share these treasures with our customers. Thankfully, the waiting is over.

Spring picking usually begins in mid-March and does not see signs of life until the end of the month due to unusually dry conditions before the start of the season. Subsequently, due to the snowfall in April, the harvest was divided into two distinct harvest periods. In the end, we chose several batches of early picked fruit and paid a sharp rise in price. The color of the leaves is darker than in previous years, although the taste is very distinctive and lovely; bright, floral, spicy and light taste. In hindsight, the choice was accidental, because the early tea was significantly better than the late tea, and the overall yield fell sharply, with crop losses of 30-75% compared with the average year. After the last session, "two Flowers bumper Harvest" also started relatively late. It usually starts in mid-late May, and we don't see our first batch of samples arrive until the second week of June. The weather causes a phenomenon similar to spring picking-high quality but low yield. The price of summer picking soared in the same way as spring picking and eventually turned into a crazy buying spree to make sure we could find the best tea. The best tea we can find happens to be quite lovely, if we say so ourselves. They evoke the fond memories of our teahouse tasting tea in Darjeeling-the rich caramel and apricot flavor that makes one can't help but want another cup. Unlike in the years leading up to the global pandemic, the combination of health and climate crises poses major challenges for purchases. In addition, due to increased consumer demand and soaring freight rates, the Darjeeling gold rush in the first and second seasons of 2021 will be one of the most difficult seasons in recent memory. Broadleaf is a Darjeeling-centered organization dedicated to providing health education and supplies to school-age children of Darjeeling tea workers.