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Darjeeling Second Flush, 2026

Heritage whole-leaf black from the summer hills of Darjeeling - muscatel, honeyed, richly aromatic

Muscatel & Aromatic Caffeine Whole Leaf
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Perfect for: A slow morning steep, a mid-afternoon reset, or anyone ready to experience what real single-estate Darjeeling tastes like.
✓ Single Estate
✓ Rainforest Alliance Certified
✓ Certified USDA Organic
Grown by Okayti
Darjeeling, West Bengal

The Darjeeling Second Flush, 2026 Story

There's a narrow window each summer when Darjeeling produces something no other tea region on earth can replicate. The days grow long and warm, the nights stay cool at altitude, and the tea bushes respond with leaves that carry a natural grape-like sweetness the industry calls muscatel. Miss the window, and it's gone for another year.

Okayti Tea Estate has been catching that window since 1870. One of Darjeeling's oldest gardens, The estate sits high on slopes where the soil has had over a century to develop character — and you can taste it. Each second-flush leaf is hand-plucked at peak maturity and processed on-site using methods the estate has refined across generations: slow withering, careful oxidation, nothing rushed.

The result is a black tea with unmistakable muscatel depth - honeyed, aromatic, layered with ripe fruit - and a clean, lingering finish with no bitterness. The whole leaf stays intact.We do not blend with other teas. This is straight from the estate to your teacup

This is Darjeeling the way it was meant to be tasted — from a single estate, a single harvest, with 150 years of craft in every cup. Rainforest Alliance certified and USDA Organic

Preparation

Darjeeling Second Flush, 2026
🍃 Leaf 3g
💧 Water 240ml
🌡️ Temp 95C
⏱️ Time 4 min

Tasting Notes

Darjeeling Second Flush, 2026
Aroma Muscatel and honey, warm and fragrant
Flavor Bright muscatel, naturally honeyed, complex
Body Medium-bodied, silky, no astringency
Finish Clean, aromatic, lingering warmth

Pairs With

For best results
  • 🧀 Aged gouda or mild brie
  • 🍑 Stone fruit or dried apricot
  • 🍫 Dark chocolate (70%)

Tea with a soul

Darjeeling, USFDA & Rainforest Alliance certified Single Estate Tea

Darjeeling, USFDA & Rainforest Alliance certified Single Estate Tea

From a 150 year old tea estate from the foothills of Kanchenjunga Himalayas

From a 150 year old tea estate from the foothills of Kanchenjunga Himalayas

Every batch tasted together with the farmer before it reaches you.

Every batch tasted together with the farmer before it reaches you.

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Discover the muscatel depth and honeyed warmth of Darjeeling's sunlit second flush.

Okayti

West Bengal,India

150-year-old heritage estate. Rainforest Alliance certified, USDA Organic, hand-plucked.Direct Trade

Grown in

West Bengal

Map of India highlighting West Bengal

Darjeeling sits high in the Eastern Himalayas of West Bengal — where altitude, sun, and cool mountain nights produce the world's most celebrated black teas.

Okayti Tea Estate sits high on Darjeeling's sunlit slopes where cool Himalayan nights and warm summer days produce the region's prized muscatel character.

Okayti Tea Estate sits high on Darjeeling's sunlit slopes where cool Himalayan nights and warm summer days produce the region's prized muscatel character.

Every second-flush leaf is hand-plucked during a narrow early-summer window and traditionally processed on-site at one of Darjeeling's oldest estates.

Every second-flush leaf is hand-plucked during a narrow early-summer window and traditionally processed on-site at one of Darjeeling's oldest estates.

Rainforest Alliance certified and USDA Organic — 150 years of careful cultivation, fully traceable from estate to cup.

Rainforest Alliance certified and USDA Organic — 150 years of careful cultivation, fully traceable from estate to cup.

Frequently Asked Questions

It's a leaf grade, not a flavor. Orange Pekoe refers to whole, unbroken tea leaves — the highest standard of leaf integrity. It means you're getting the real thing, not dust or fannings.
Darjeeling tea is harvested in seasonal flushes. The second flush comes in early summer, when warmer temperatures produce bolder, more complex flavors — including the muscatel character Darjeeling is famous for.
Use water just off the boil — 195 to 205°F — and steep for 3–5 minutes. Start shorter for a brighter, lighter cup. Go longer for more body and depth. Always drink it straight first.
Yes, whole-leaf Darjeeling handles 2–3 infusions well. The second steep tends to bring out more of the honey and fruit notes as the leaf opens fully.
A natural grape-like sweetness unique to Darjeeling's second flush. It comes from the combination of altitude, temperature swings, and specific cultivars — not added flavoring.
Yes. Okayti Tea Estate follows traditional cultivation methods on the historic slopes of Darjeeling. Every batch is sourced with full traceability to the estate and flush season.
Most commercial Darjeeling is blended from multiple gardens and harvests to create a uniform product. This is a single-estate, single-flush whole-leaf tea from Okayti — one of Darjeeling's oldest gardens. The difference in clarity and complexity is immediately noticeable.
Darjeeling Second Flush, 2026
Darjeeling Second Flush, 2026
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