Darjeeling
Indian tea region
Darjeeling is a town in the foothills of the Himalayas in northeastern India, famous for the tea grown in its surrounding highlands.
The name typically refers to the tea itself—a light, aromatic black tea with a distinctive muscatel flavor, considered among the finest in the world: a cup of Darjeeling, Darjeeling with milk and sugar.
Of Asia's highest range
- first flushEarliest surge or onset
- muscatelSweet fortified wine
- black teaFully oxidized leaf infusion
- estateProperty and grounds
leaves · steeping · Castleton · orange pekoe · loose leaf · infusion · brewing · tippy
Mountain town for escaping heat
- West BengalEastern Indian state
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- HimalayasAsia's highest range
- colonialOf occupied territories
British · elevation · mountain town · northeast · district · municipality · subtropical · hill town
Mountain town for escaping heat
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- trekkingLong-distance foot travel
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
cable car · zoo · botanical garden · Happy Valley · colonial architecture · souvenir · hotel · lodging
Reduced track width
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- steam locomotiveRail engine burning fuel for motion
- mountain railwayRail line ascending peaks
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
switchback · joyride · scenic · colonial · tracks · engineering · gradient · tunnels
Commercial leaf-growing property
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- terracesRaised flat outdoor areas
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- bushesLow woody perennials
elevation · organic · biodynamic · smallholder · cultivation · harvest · shade · soil
Himalayan
Of Asia's highest range
- first flushEarliest surge or onset
- muscatelSweet fortified wine
- black teaFully oxidized leaf infusion
estate · leaves · steeping · Castleton · orange pekoe · loose leaf · infusion · brewing · tippy · golden
hill station
Mountain town for escaping heat
- West BengalEastern Indian state
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- HimalayasAsia's highest range
colonial · British · elevation · mountain town · northeast · district · municipality · subtropical · hill town · border
hill station
Mountain town for escaping heat
monastery · cable car · zoo · botanical garden · Happy Valley · colonial architecture · souvenir · hotel · lodging · scenic
narrow gauge
Reduced track width
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- steam locomotiveRail engine burning fuel for motion
- mountain railwayRail line ascending peaks
heritage · switchback · joyride · scenic · colonial · tracks · engineering · gradient · tunnels · curves
tea estate
Commercial leaf-growing property
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- terracesRaised flat outdoor areas
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
bushes · elevation · organic · biodynamic · smallholder · cultivation · harvest · shade · soil · climate
- HimalayasMount Everest, Everest, K2, Nepal, Tibet
- South AsiaIndia, Indian states, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hindustan
- teagreen tea, black tea, oolong, white tea, herbal tea
- highland destinationsCusco, La Paz, Lhasa, Quito, Kathmandu
- infusionstea, green tea, black tea, herbal tea, peppermint tea
- BengalWest Bengal, Kolkata, Calcutta, Dhaka, Durga
DarjeelingAssam
Tea-producing Indian state
Ceylon · Irish Breakfast · Yunnan · builder's tea · Lipton
- Darjeeling teaPremium Indian leaf infusion