Why Darjeeling tea is the best in the world?

“Darjeeling” a place full of scenic beauty, and a place where one of the best tea (Darjeeling tea) leaf’s are grown and exported all across the world — “Darjeeling tea”. Darjeeling tea is also called as champagne of teas. It contributes only 0.1% of the world tea production but Why Darjeeling tea Is so famous.

To understand it we need to know how it is grown and why Darjeeling tea is unique and special.

Darjeeling tea specialty and Uniqueness –

Darjeeling tea is blessed with nature and gives unique and different flavors to its tea leaves all across the year based on the weather conditions. 87 tea estate have their flavor of tea and cannot be matched among themselves. It is grown and harvested 9 months a year and is divided into three flushes during this period.

· First flush

· Second flush

· Autumn flush

Among these three flushes first and second is considered the richest and most flavourful flushes and has more demand among the 3. A detailed comparison is given below.

And there are 2 minor flushes as well one is between the first flush and before the second flush and the second minor flush takes place between the second flush and the autumn flush. As cultivated in hills the periods are not fixed and may vary based on the weather and other factors.

The color of Darjeeling tea is usually a golden shade of yellow, orange, amber, or brown. People often consider the tea flavorless and bitter than other teas. Tea tasters find it sweet, fruity, and earthy.

There are 4 categories of Darjeeling tea leaves that are graded whole tea leaves, broken leaves, fanning, and dust. Whole leaves are the top grade, and dust is the lowest grade. Fanning’s leaves are small leaf particles that are used in tea bags and tea dust is the waste left by the tea leaves.

Caffeine contents of Darjeeling tea –

The factor that determines the caffeine on Darjeeling tea is the flush. It generally contains around 50 milligrams of caffeine per 8 fluid ounce cup. And hence is preferred to drink in the early morning or early afternoon to give that mesmerizing and refreshing feel, instead of late afternoon or late evening to not disturb the sleeping habits.

The caffeine content is more than green tea but is less than Assam black tea.

Benefits of Darjeeling tea –

With great taste, it also brings health benefits with it. Some of them are below-

1. Improved metabolism -

Green blends contain low caffeine and increase blood flow towards our brain but do not boast the heart functioning rapidly. With maximized metabolism, you can burn more fat in your body, and helps in more smooth functioning of the body and also helps to lose weight by acting as a low calory tea.

• Controls diabetes-

It has proven that it can help diabetes type 2 patients to control diabetes and stay away from any diabetic problems. It fights diabetes in several ways and also helps in improving cardiac health and eyesight.

• Boosts bodies immune system-

Green tea is rich in flavor and aroma and also contains a powerful antioxidant that enhances our immune system. When consumed daily, this beverage can be a part of our regular diet. An antigen called Alkyl amine present in it helps increase body immunity.

• Gives refreshment feeling –

Having it can reduce the stress level of the body and can give a soothing and refreshing flavor and aroma while having. It can help the mind to relax after a busy day.

• Protects against cold

Tannins in Darjeeling teas protect our bodies from various viruses causing cold and chickenpox. Regular consumption of it can help in protecting the body from these diseases.

• Faster digestion-

This tannin also helps drinkers with the intestine related problem and acts as a medicine for them. Besides maintaining the health of the intestine, it also improves metabolism and fights against constitutional problems.

• Improves oral health

It also helps in keeping good health of oral health with regular consumption of it in the daily routine.

These are some of its benefits of it and these are why Darjeeling teas are so famous and had a constant market demand in the entire world.