{"product_id":"pekoe-hill","title":"Pekoe Hill","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eDarjeeling teas are best known for their black teas and distinctive muscatel aroma, but what exactly is that? For decades, people thought it was simply due to the exceptional terroir, climate, and the tea bushes' unique genetics. After exchanging scientific insights with Taiwanese tea masters, they solved the mystery. The delicious honey, citrus, and muskatel flavors come from indigenous bugs, mainly jassids and thrips, that nibble on the young tea leaves. Naturally, the tea plant doesn't take this lightly and defends itself with a cocktail of biosynthesized compounds that give bug-bitten tea its unique character: aromatic, honeylike, sweet, and citrussy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eWith this tea, you get to not only explore a true bug-bitten beauty, but also gain insight into the seasonal nature of teas from the Himalayas. Pekoe Hill comes from the same AV2 cultivar as our \u003ca href=\"\/pl\/products\/blossom\" title=\"Spring Blossom\"\u003eSpring Blossom\u003c\/a\u003e, picked from the same hillside just one season later. \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eWhile our Spring Blossom is floral and high-pitched, complemented with notes of citrus and ripe persimmon, its summer variety, \u003cstrong\u003ePekoe Hill, \u003c\/strong\u003eis dense and spiced.\u003c\/span\u003e The same bush, read twice, and this is precisely the essence of Darjeeling that is hardest to explain but easiest to taste. If you want to understand cultivars, the \u003ca href=\"\/pl\/blogs\/news\/cultivars\" title=\"Darjeeling Tea Cultivars Guide\"\u003ecultivar guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers what AV2 does across the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eCandied orange peel and muskmelon, over a texture that stays creamy and alive rather than settling. It gives you the same range cold as it does hot, which is unusual, as most teas lose their edges in cold water. This one keeps them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eMade by Sonam, from the same garden as our \u003ca href=\"\/pl\/products\/gaba-oolong\" title=\"GABA Oolong\"\u003eGABA Oolong\u003c\/a\u003e. A limited micro-batch of one summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"custom-accordion\" open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"accordion-header\"\u003eSensory Profile\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spiced and fragrant, with the honeyed note the bite leaves behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Candied orange peel and muskmelon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMouthfeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creamy and vibrant, with a long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"custom-accordion\" open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"accordion-header\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 0; border: none !important;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003eDarjeeling Hills\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003e~1,700 m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003eSummer 2026 (Second Flush)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003eAV2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcessing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003eBug-bitten oolong\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: none;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRarity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003eLimited Micro-Batch\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"custom-accordion\" open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"accordion-header\"\u003eBrewing Suggestion\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 10px; border: none !important;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003e90°C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003e150 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeaves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003e2.5 g\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteeping Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; text-align: right;\"\u003e2 min │ 1 min │ 2 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #888; border-bottom: none !important;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfusions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 5px 0; text-align: right; border-bottom: none !important;\"\u003eAt least 3 times\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 0.85em; margin: 0; padding-top: 12px; color: #666;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCold Brew\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1g tea leaves per 100ml water (room temperature), stir gently to prewet all leaves, and refrigerate for 8–12 hours.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; padding-bottom: 50px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(179, 179, 179); font-size: 0.75em;\"\u003elast updated: August 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Himali Cup","offers":[{"title":"30g","offer_id":62851369304394,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/2118\/5610\/files\/FA85AF5C-D525-424D-AF18-31D06C7F10D6.jpg?v=1786441616","url":"https:\/\/himalicup.com\/pl\/products\/pekoe-hill","provider":"Himali Cup","version":"1.0","type":"link"}