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English: Tea plantations in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Darjeeling is a part of the Eastern Himalayan zoo-geographic zone. Darjeeling is a part of the Eastern Himalayan zoo-geographic zone. Русский: Чайные плантации.
Darjeeling tea is a tea made from Camellia sinensis var. sinensis that is grown and processed in Darjeeling district or Kalimpong district in West Bengal, India. Since 2004, the term Darjeeling tea has been a registered geographical indication referring to products produced on certain estates within Darjeeling and Kalimpong.
The garden was planted by Dr. Charles Graham in 1885. The Goodricke Group took over the garden in 1984. [2] [3]The tea estate was earlier named Kumseri. There was a building named “Bank Ghar’’, which had the look of a castle and from that building, the place became Castleton.
Tumsong Tea Garden is located at Tumsong Tea Garden produces one of the finest Darjeeling teas in an area of 114 hectares (280 acres) out of a total area of 186 hectares (460 acres) at an altitude ranging from 2,700 to 5,500 feet (820 to 1,680 m).
The high altitudes of Darjeeling offer a perfect combination of moisture and sunlight ideal for mature high quality tea leaves. The cloud cover helps the aroma to linger on. Gopldhara Tea Estate produces premium tea, most of which is exported. [2] As a result of the cooler environments at great heights, tea plants grow at a slower pace.
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly Thurbo is located at an altitude varying from 980 to 2,440 metres (3,220 to 8,010 ft). [ 4 ]
Badamtam Tea Estate established in 1861, is located 17 km west of Darjeeling, in the picturesque Lebong Valley, at a height of 6,000 feet (1,800 m). A suspension bridge over the Rangeet links it to Sikkim. It produces excellent Darjeeling tea. It is owned by the Goodricke group. [9] [10] [11]
It is one of the oldest plantations in the Darjeeling West valley. It is spread over 510 hectares of land. Phoobsering tea estate was established by the Darjeeling Tea Company in the 1856-1860 along with Ging, Takdah and Ambootia. Phoobsering tea of Oolong variety is prized all over the world for its taste.