Every year, we select a single tea estate to work with for our First Flush Darjeeling. The first flush is always a moment eagerly anticipated by tea lovers from all over the world. The Camellia sinensis, the tea plant, lies dormant throughout the winter, so the First Flush \u2014 or first harvest \u2014 yields the very first tea of the year. Thanks to this winter dormancy in the Himalayan region, the leaves from this harvest are packed with unique aromas and nutrients.<\/p>\n
Darjeeling is sometimes referred to as the \u2018champagne of teas\u2019, and the First Flush can certainly be regarded as the \u2018Dom P\u00e9rignon\u2019 of Darjeelings. The supply of this harvest is limited and global demand is enormous. We are therefore proud to present our 2026 edition.<\/p>\n
This year, we have selected the very first flush from the renowned Happy Valley Estate, Darjeeling\u2019s second-oldest tea plantation, established in 1854. The tea plants grow there in a unique microclimate at an altitude of 2,100 metres and are at least 80 years old \u2014 some even 150 years old. In 2007, Happy Valley Estate switched entirely to organic cultivation.<\/p>\n
This estate therefore combines everything needed for an exceptional tea: the ideal terroir, the maturity of the plants and generations of craftsmanship. We are already big fans and particularly proud of our limited edition First Flush.<\/p>\n
Harvest date<\/strong>: first flush 2026<\/p>\n Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n Black tea from India<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An exclusive black Darjeeling tea from the first flush of the 2026 season. An amber-coloured brew, full of flavour and complex aromas of hay and flowers, with slightly sweet undertones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":42134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":""},"product_brand":[307],"product_cat":[224,223,220],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-42138","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-jade-en","product_cat-black-tea","product_cat-exclusive-tea","product_cat-loose-leaf-tea","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":48,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thee.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/42138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thee.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thee.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thee.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thee.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thee.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thee.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=42138"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thee.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=42138"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thee.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=42138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}