Dawn mist rolling over the ancient seed-grown tea bushes. Dhiren checking the first unfurling two-leaves-and-a-bud.
October Harvest ExpeditionHigh-Altitude Cloud Mist Green Tea
Harvested at 1,600m ASL in northern Sikkim beneath the mountain mists of Dzongu. Withered gently in cool mountain air and pan-fired in hand-hammered woks to preserve delicate green enzymes and high amino acid density. Delivers an extraordinarily silky liquor with notes of fresh chestnuts, sweet asparagus, and mountain spring water.
Preparation & Terroir Ritual Guide
The Alder Forest Canopy: How Lepcha Agroforestry Preserves Black Cardamom & Cloud Tea in Sikkim
π Spring Harvest 2026Deep within the sacred reserve of Dzongu, beneath the shadow of Kanchenjungaβs glacier crests, the Lepcha people practice one of the most sophisticated indigenous agroforestry systems in the world. Here, farming does not mean clearing...