FRENCH NAME  DARJEELING AVEC LES BOUTS BLANCS
BLEND NO.  3310
This tea, treasured for its ripe, complex flavor and floral bouquet is a clear favorite for lovers of Darjeeling's distinct muscatel character. Well-defined cup infused from first flush golden-tipped leaves. LOOSE TEALEAVES

AROMA: Sweet and green floral
PALATE: Sharp muscatel

Known as the "champagne of teas", Darjeeling is the most expensive and highly coveted of black teas. The Darjeeling region nestles in the mist-engulfed foothills of the Himalayas, at an elevation above 7000 feet. The unique bouquet and "muscatel" flavor of a good Darjeeling is the result of the combination of the ideal growing conditions: a cool moist climate, loamy soil, rainfall, high elevation, and sloping terrain. The cooler climate produces a small leaf with concentrated oils and aromatics.

Darjeeling & Lemon Tea Granita

200 g sugar
1.25 litres water
30 g Darjeeling tealeaves   
juice and grated zest of 3 lemons

1) In a saucepan, heat sugar with 250 ml of water over low heat until dissolved.  
2) Boil syrup 3 minutes and let cool.  
3) Boil remaining water and pour over tealeaves and infuse for 10 minutes.   
4) Strain and mix with syrup, juice and zest.
5) Freeze mixture until slushy.
6) Whisk until smooth and freeze again.
7) Repeat until firm and the texture is grainy.
8) Freeze for at least 1 hour.
9) Serve piled in chilled stem glasses.