{"product_id":"discovery-collection","title":"2026 Discovery Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Discovery Collection brings together four teas from the summer of 2026 in the Darjeeling hills, each made in a different way. Brewed from light to dark, they show how differently tea from the same hills can taste.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 · Luminous Spring\u003c\/strong\u003e, white tea, 10 g. The rarest of the four, and found only in this box: about 12 kg of it was made in the whole year. In July the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/tea-journal\/cultivars\" title=\"Tea cultivars\"\u003eAV2\u003c\/a\u003e bushes were pruned, giving up that month's harvest, and while they recovered the weeds were cleared and the soil mulched. After 45 to 50 days they sprouted again, and this white tea was made from those very first shoots. Magnolia blossom, ripe honeydew melon, and brioche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/velvet-muscatel\" title=\"Velvet Muscatel\"\u003eVelvet Muscatel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, bug-bitten oolong, 20 g. Made from China-type bushes grown from seed. In summer, small insects feed on their young leaves, and the plant answers with aromatic compounds of its own, the source of the honeyed \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/tea-journal\/bug-bitten-tea-darjeeling-muscatel\" title=\"Bug-bitten tea\"\u003emuscatel\u003c\/a\u003e character. Rice pudding, caramelised apples, and cardamom, growing sweeter with every steep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rare-red-oolong\" title=\"Rare Red Oolong\"\u003eRare Red Oolong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, red oolong, 20 g. Another rare find from the Himalayas, inspired by the red oolongs of Taiwan and made from mixed cultivars. Hand-rolled and oxidised so deeply that it turns smoky without any roasting. Dark cacao, muscatel, and dried apricot. A unique thing about this tea is how much it changes with the water temperature: brewed hot, it is smoky and nutty, and cold-brewed, peachy and fruity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4 · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pine-forest\" title=\"Pine Forest\"\u003ePine Forest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, black tea, 20 g. A single-cultivar tea from T78, with dark leaves and plenty of golden tips, picked as the summer flush came to an end. It is finished off with a long roast in bamboo baskets over charcoal, which gives it its notes of smoky wood, dried plums, and roasted almonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card in the box introduces each tea, with a QR code to meet the people who made it, and every pouch carries its own brewing notes. Together the four make close to 100 small cups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiving it as a gift?\u003c\/strong\u003e We can send it straight to the person you're giving it to. Add your message in the cart, and we'll leave the price out of the parcel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"custom-accordion\" open\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"accordion-header\"\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.12)\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 · Luminous Spring\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e10 g · White tea · Magnolia blossom, honeydew melon, brioche\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.12)\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/velvet-muscatel\" title=\"Velvet Muscatel\"\u003eVelvet Muscatel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e20 g · Bug-bitten oolong · Rice pudding, caramelised apples, dry mango\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.12)\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rare-red-oolong\" title=\"Rare Red Oolong\"\u003eRare Red Oolong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e20 g · Red oolong · Dark cacao, muscatel, dried apricot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4 · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pine-forest\" title=\"Pine Forest\"\u003ePine Forest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e20 g · Charcoal-roasted black tea · Smoky wood, dried plums, roasted almonds\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\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"accordion-header\"\u003eSet Specifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordion-content\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.12)\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003eDarjeeling Hills\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.12)\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMakers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003eSonam (Luminous Spring, Velvet Muscatel, Pine Forest), Yankhu (Rare Red Oolong)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.12)\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003eSummer 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.12)\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e70 g in four pouches: 10 g Luminous Spring, 20 g each of the other three\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.12)\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the box\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003eFour teas in kraft pouches and one card introducing each tea, with QR codes to meet the makers, in a sleeved gift box\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(0 0 0 \/ 0.12)\"\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCups\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003eClose to 100 small cups (28 pots of 150 ml, 3 to 4 steeps each), about €0.50 a cup\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRarity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003eLuminous Spring only in this box: about 12 kg was made, and we have 1 kg, enough for about 100 boxes. The other three are limited micro-batches.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"desc-updated\"\u003elast updated: October 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Himali Cup","offers":[{"title":"70g","offer_id":64035947512138,"sku":"DSC_70G","price":45.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/2118\/5610\/files\/0011-7234426713033795766.png?v=1792700342","url":"https:\/\/himalicup.com\/products\/discovery-collection","provider":"Himali Cup","version":"1.0","type":"link"}