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Darjeeling Puttabong Summer is a second flush full-leaf black tea from Puttabong Estate — one of the highest tea gardens in the world at 6,000 feet (approximately 1,830 meters) above sea level. That altitude is not a trivial detail: at this elevation, cooler temperatures slow the growth of every leaf, concentrating the natural aromatic compounds and the muscatel character that defines second flush Darjeeling. Puttabong's exceptional altitude is a significant part of why this tea tastes the way it does.

Sweet, white grape or dessert wine fragrance — more delicate and more wine-like than most second flush Darjeelings. Slightly earthy underneath the floral-fruity top notes. The cup delivers smooth, sweet-tangy flavor with a more gentle astringency than typical for high-grown Darjeeling black teas — a refined, elegant expression of the second flush that is more finesse than force.