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Points Credit : 4 points Currently valued at $0.35 Okayti Estate
Season: First Flush
Altitude: 1770 mts to 2360 mts
73% off! Was $12.95
Mirik Valley
Okayti Tea Estate is located in the Mirik valley of Darjeeling at an altitude ranging from 1770 mts to 2360 mts. Spread on 608 hectars of forest land, Okayti has a planted area of 208 hectars and can be approached by air through the airport of Bagdogra. Owned by Kumbhat family for generations, the garden which started in 1888, has one of the oldest tea factory in the region. Recently a new factory has been built employing the newest techniques of fermenting and drying the teas.
Although Okayti is know world over, locally the estate is affectionately called by the name Rangdoo. Okayti is located on the banks of River Mechi which runs along the border Nepal. The estate employs about 700 employees from the local areas, including the Nepalese village of Antu, which is perched on the opposite banks of Mechi in Nepal. The estate is divided into upper and lower division and produces 140,000 kgs of tea, most of which is exported to US, Europe and Japan.
Grade: SFTGFOP1
Leaf: Even
Liquer: Bright
Infusion: Greenish
Weight: 75gms
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