Darjeeling Lopchu Flowery Orange Pekoe Black

Burnt woody & smoky notes render this chinary cup with surreal flavors.
Season :
Second Flush Info
The season of teas picked between the four flushes(harvests) of the year
Speciality :
Chinary Info
Represents the cultivar of the Tea Plant
Grade :
FOP Info
Refers to Flowery Orange Pekoe: Long whole leaf tea with buds
Caffeine :
Medium Info
The amount of Caffeine this tea contains

Our prices are premium. We could reduce our prices.
But then, your Tea would not be:

-Ethically sourced from the best estates of India
-Stored in a dehumidified warehouse
-Vacuum-sealed to lock in freshness
-Hand-picked or hand-crafted at origin
-Delivered fresh in a week
-Impacting 3.5 mn tea pluckers

With Teabox you get the best for the cup & the community.🙏

Pack Size: 100 gm

Freshness Journey

Real fresh teas with transparent evidence of 'where' the tea was manufactured, and 'when' it was manufactured, verified by picking and processing dates
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Picked & Processed
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Arrived at Teabox Submit
Within 24 hrs of manufacturing of the teas at estate, we receive them
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Sorted & Cleaned Submit
We do hand sorting of the teas to ensure our customers only receive whole leaves and not dust
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Vacuum Packed Submit
We vacuum pack the teas to ensure freshness and protect it from the 4 enemies (light/heat/moisture/oxygen)
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Stored for Freshness Submit
Post vacuum packing, the teas are stored in one of its kind cold chain facility in India to ensure the quality is preserved
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Usually delivers within 5-7 Biz Days
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Tasting Notes

From our Chief Tea Taster
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Aroma
Big notes of burnt wood, smoky punctuated by subtle tree fruity undertones, cedar and wet vegetation.
Appearance
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Taste
A light-bodied, lively cup with pronounced notes of burnt wood and a suave smokiness enveloping the palate completely from the first sip.

These flavours define the character of the cup, interrupted briefly by a mild sweetness of green apples complemented by a furtive marine note which comes through at the end. A sweet nuttiness comes through in the aftertaste.
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The Reason Why Your Teas Are Fresh

As the only facility near the source, our close proximity to the estates ensures teas reach within 24-48 hours of production
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TEABOX VS OTHERS

Feature
Teabox
Other Brands
Sourced directly from the estate
Stored in a dehumidified warehouse
Vacuum-packed for freshness
High-grade whole leaf
No Middlemen

How To Steep

Steeping Method
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Step 1
Start by heating water in a kettle
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Step 2
Measure precise tea leaves for the teapot/infuser.
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Step 3
Pour the hot water over the leaves
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Step 4
Let it steep for the recommended duration
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Step 5
Strain and enjoy sipping your freshly steeped tea.
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5.07fl oz/
150 ml
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185-194°F/
85-90°C
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1.5Tsp/2.5g/
0.09oz
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5
mins
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Steep
Once
Storage Instructions
Store in a cool dry place away from heat, sunlight and moisture. Use an airtight container to minimize contact with O2

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Suhit
Nice!

It's a smooth and lovely tea. I love having this in the afternoon time.

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Domenic C. (Palm Springs, US)
Smokey fresh, smooth and maybe slightly flowery

I have no clue about tea in general. Used to just brew some Lipton or similar tea bags from the store and they were good but a little bitter and I always use 2 sugar and mostly some milk. This tea with 185 degrees Fahrenheit water steeped for 5 minutes is just a dream. Not bitter and full of subtle flavors. I used sugar first but then tried it without sugar and was just blown away about what I could taste and how much flavors I could detect without any bitterness. Now I drink 4-5 cups per day without milk or sugar. I can’t wait to try many more teas from teabox. This tea opened up a new world to me. Thanks.

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John B Kraft (Birmingham, US)
An excellent brew

Working my way through my black tea sampler pack, I liked this Lopchu flowery Orange Pekoe a little better than the first spring Chinary I tried. It brews up a little darker and taste seemed a little closer to what I think of as black tea (though all have been good so far), though I was bracing for smoky & didn't notice it. (When I hear smoky, I think of a Lapsang Souchong, and this is NOT that.) Looking forward to my next cuppa.

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Avinash Phadke (Pune, IN)
Soft natural flavour

Nostalgic for tea available some decades ago . .
Luckily our taste buds are not conditioned to tend to be spoilt.
Otherwise it would take more days to discern the closeness of nature.

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A.K. (New Delhi, IN)
Among the best high grown

Even a connoisseur, I am one, would rate it one of the best.

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Madelaine
A lovely new ritual

Not only do I find the freshness and subtle depths of taste of the tea itself enjoyable, I so like the ritual of steeping and waiting a really positive new part of my routine. A pause in the day and an abundance of taste.

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Regi
The tea is good...

The tea is good , it won’t taste bitter like the teas you get from the popular brands because of your processing and packing- Thank you

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Gill
Flavorful!

I used to drink your basic orange pekoe tea, the one in bags. I thought I would try the Darjeeling Lopchu Orange Pekoe Black. I have enjoyed a few different Darjeeling teas and wondered how this one would be. There is no comparison. It is fresh, with the slight orange taste, much more flavorful than the standard bag ones from the grocery store.

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Auronevi Pingel
Flavoursome and not...

Flavoursome and not so expensive

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James Spier
My favorite tea

This tea is my favorite tea I have ever tried. It is a gentle tea, with none of the flavors clubbing you over the head. It is subtly smoky-ish, and smells and tastes like walking into an old bookstore with a creaky wooden floor. Not fruity or floral at all, which is OK w me. I would describe it as comfortable.

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Nirmal
Teas of the Lopchu...

Teas of the Lopchu garden are definitely distinct on 2 counts probably - the soil and in it's making.