Darjeeling Royal First Flush 2026

The Royal First Flush Darjeeling 2026 has arrived. This top-quality tea, specially grown for the occasion, aims to show how exceptional and special a tea can be.

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Royal First Flush Darjeeling is the first Darjeeling harvest of the year and is shipped around the world by plane. Connoisseurs and tea lovers look forward every year to this special tea, which can arguably be called the most exceptional tea in India. 

The tea is usually produced in small quantities in a special part of the tea garden. The tea bushes used are hybrids of different varieties. By cross-breeding, growers hope to develop exceptional characteristics that will give the tea a unique flavour.

Although Darjeeling is a black tea, it has a much greener character than usual black tea. The colour of the tea is very light and the flavours that are often noticeable are grass, hay, honey and flowers. Darjeeling often has an astringent (dry/tart) character, but more and more 1st Flush Darjeelings are also somewhat sweeter in flavour.