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When you’ve been buying Indian teas as long as we have, you can taste the difference rain, sunlight and soil make. We primarily source exceptional Assams and Darjeelings, with some seasonal Dooars when conditions are optimal.

Our founder, Gerry Vandergrift tastes the day’s production at a premier level estate in The Nilgiri Hills.

Ceylon — Natural harmony on one of our Assam estates.

Tea fields at Keyhung Estate in full luxuriant 2nd flush. Shade trees create a micro climate.

Some of Our Travels

Did You Know?

All varieties of tea come from the same plant

It's true, all black, green, oolong, white, and pu-erh is made from Camellia Sinensis. It's how the tea leaves are processed that makes a green a "green", and a pu-erh a "pu-erh".

For example, black teas are left to oxidize (dry slowly in the air), greens are steamed or pan-fried and pu-erh is fermented.

METROPOLITAN LUXURY TEA GROUP

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Some of Our Travels