Darjeeling produces 11.5 million kilos of tea - Approx. - 1.2% of the
total tea production of India.

89 gardens in total produce darjeeling tea.

Darjeeling " DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY CTC TEAS"

If you want a stronger darjeeling instead of crushing the nice Whole
Leaf grade buy the broken or fanings grade - these are available at
1/3 the price of the whole leaf tea and will give you a nice strong
cup.

Do not crush your fine tea - its utter wastage of fine tea through
incompetent manipulation!

If you really wanna get the best darjeeling from any vendor ask him if
he is selling a certified darjeeling.

The tea board of India issue a licence alongwith a number and inspects
all teas that the vendor buys from the country. These Darjeelings are
orignal - of the best quality called Certified Darjeelings.

www.lotusteahouse.com ----- is one of the vendors who has this
license in the USA.

Have a nice day!

Ankit Lochan
www.lochantea.com
www.doketea.com