Junpana: An Exceptionally Splendid Tea Garden

Jungpana – An Unrivaled Choice for Tea Connoisseurs around the World

Jungpana an Indian tea brand earns international repute of being one of the most celebrated and consumed label across the world for its unparallel and enchanting aromas, bespoke of Darjeeling’s tea flavours which has a special rave with tea connoisseurs around the globe. Jungpana stands for quality and exclusivity in tea trade and this has been evident in the fact that the brand remains an unrivaled choice of morning beverage with the most prestigious royal family of England. Apart from being promoted by British Royalties, Jungpana has also been globetrotting around Europe with best dealers & retails as the Fortnum & Mason U.K., Harrods of Knightsbridge, U.K; Mariage, France and Fauchon, France. As per consumer accountability with these stores, Jungpana is one of the best sold brands over foreign counter.

 

Jungpana – A Mesmerizing Tea Plant Nestled in the Lap of Himalayas

 

The picturesque tea estate of Jungpana nestles in the lap of Himalayan foot at 1000 and 2000 meter above sea level. The geographical location is a perfect booster to why Jungpana produces and sells best quality First Flush from this region. Of the 87 tea gardens in Darjeeling, Jungpana has been doing unconditionally well, first because it happens to be an exclusive tea trader who directly sells to retailers around the world and second because recently it has collaborated with Nestle in promoting one of the healthiest tea types in Special T, a global marketing brand.

Established in 1899 and bought by the Family of Shantanu Kejriwal, the proprietor goes on explaining how difficult it has been to keep the business going despite extreme challenges.

 

 

An Accomplished Venture Beating Challenges

Among their successful ventures, is the famous gold-green tea, which attracts large amount of fans every year. An organic product, the gold-green tea has been a discovery achieved over years of toil in understanding the soil, climate, and various methods of harvesting tea. 350 people work throughout the year and 500 for limited time period. This exclusive produce will now be available as packaged tea with Nestle brand as under the name Special T.

 

 The Process of Manufacturing the World’s Best Tea, Jungpana

 The craft of accuracy: The brand is known for its precision and finesse. Every aspect of the preparation is attended to with lot of care and perfection. In Darjeeling, the traditional black tea is produced as the fermented tea under oxidation. The Jungpana experts have mastered the art of producing the right flavour and taste through the craft of accurate picking. This task heeded by women needs accuracy and clarity. The bud and first two leaves it is believed produces best teas, so plucking needs careful supervision as it is important that the workers do not break the leave stem. After this the leaves require drying of 16 hours called withering. They are then rolled and kept outdoors until their colours change.

 

For the final taste, oxidation lasts 2 to 3 hours. Then the tea master plays a major role in tasting the flavours and assorting the lot under different categories. The last stage of the process is drying. The brewing time and temperature depends on the type of tea. On the other hand, the male workers take care of maintaining, processing and shipping tea.

 

Jungpana Wins North American Tea Championship In The Darjeeling Fall Category

The North American Tea Championship (NATC), the only independent and professionally-judged tea competition and most recognized on the global front, named the 22 best, premium hot teas from the fall 2013 harvest.

Evaluation Process:

Five judges famous for their tea-tasting skills assessed nearly 200 premium loose-leaf teas for the North American Tea Championship in the Hot Tea Class-fall harvested teas for two days in the last week of February. The teas were divided into twenty two groups, each containing nine categories like brewed color, brewed aroma, brewed flavor, brewed harmony and many such categories. An overall numerical value on a 100‐point scale is then calculated by rating each the characteristic above. The top three positions in each category were judged and each tea was evaluated on this 100-point scale. The winning teas all scored within 80-90 marks range.

Jungpana’s winning story:

Jungpana was started by British planter Henry Montgomery Lennox in 1899, and Shantanu Kejriwal’s family acquired Jungpana from the Ranas of Nepal in 1956. The tea-estate is over 100 years old and has been providing smooth and amazing quality tea to tea lovers consistently over the years. It is situated in Darjeeling, tucked away from the prying eyes on the rugged mountains at altitudes ranging from 3,000 to 4,500 ft.

Jungpana has been winning the award of Darjeeling fall category for the last two years. “Organic Jungpana Wonder Muscatel” from the vast and spectacular tea estate of Jungpana won the Darjeeling fall category in the Hot Tea class. It has also received many other accolades and awards and is renowned all around the globe. Santanu Kejriwal the proprietor of Jungpana, mentions, “I think the weather suited us more this time and this helped us to produce the finest quality of second flush tea again, which is a tea connoisseur’s delight.”.

N.A.T.C:

The North American Tea Championship (NATC) is produced by World Tea Media. NATC is an independent event, judged by professional cuppers, that evaluates premium teas from around the world that are sold in North America. Kim Jage, director of marketing and sales for the North American Tea Championship applauded and congratulated all the winners of the NATC.