GI Tagged Estate ReserveOrthodox Black
1849 Heritage First Flush Orthodox Black
Spring snowmelt harvest with sweet muscatel and wild Himalayan honey notes
INR 1,650/-· 100g Whole Leaf Tin
Est. 1849 · Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh
One hundred& fifty yearsof mountain tea.
Single-origin orthodox teas from mist-wrapped gardens between 1,400 and 1,800 metres — hand-plucked, slow-crafted, and sent from the estate straight to your cup.
1,650m
Garden elevation
Snowmelt
Spring-fed gardens
GI Tagged
Kangra origin
Now pouring
First Flush 2026
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The Manifesto
Four chapters, a century and a half in the steeping
01
Valley of the Gods
Kangra — the valley the old texts called the land of the gods — where deodar forests give way to tea.
02
The 1849 Planting
Dr. Jameson brings Camellia sinensis to the Dhauladhar foothills; the first estate gardens take root.
03
Fog & Snowmelt
A micro-climate of cloud, cold springs and slow growth — the making of Kangra's muscatel character.
04
The Slow Hand-Pluck
Two leaves and a bud, taken by hand as they have been for five generations of plucking families.
The Ritual
Steeped, not rushed
Mountain leaf asks for patience — water just off the boil, a warmed pot, and minutes measured rather than guessed. Our brewing companion walks you through each pour with a live steep timer tuned to every tea we make.
Open the brewing guide
From the Journal
Notes from the estate
Field notes on monsoon flushes, plucking standards, the Kangra kahwa tradition, and how to read a cup like a taster. Written between plucking rounds.