Darjeeling Tiger Hill

$8.50 per 1/4 lb

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• REGION: India
• TEMPERATURE: 100C/212F
• INFUSION TIME (Minutes): 2-2.5
• SPOONS (Weight in Grams): 1.5(2.5-3)

Origin Notes

Tiger Hill is the summit of Ghoom, the highest railway station on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. It is famous for spectacular sunrise show over the Himalayas. Leveling out at 8500 feet, Tiger Hill is the highest hill in the immediate surroundings, near the town of Darjeeling and can be reached through Chowrasta, Alubari (incidentally the oldest tea plantation in Darjeeling) Jore Bungla.

The first rays of the sun shoot ahead and shed light upon the twin peaks of Kanchenjunga painting it pink and then bathing it in a beautiful orange color. From Tiger Hill, Mount Everest is just visible, peeping out through two other peaks standing by its side. Makalu looks higher than Mt. Everest, owing to the curve in the horizon, as it is several miles closer than Everest. The distance in straight line from Tiger Hill to Everest is 107 miles.

On a clear day, Kurseong is visible to the south and in the distance, Teesta River, Mahanady River, Balasun River and Mechi River, meandering down to the south. Chumal Rhi mountain of Tibet, 84 miles away as the crow flies, looks like a great rounded mass over the snowy Chola Range. One comes face to face with this peak of superb beauty from Phari Jong which is 129 miles away from Darjeeling.

Cupping Notes

This tippy golden flowering orange pekoe produces a light brown liquor, with a complex and fruity aroma.

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