{"product_id":"pine-forest","title":"Pine Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003ePine Forest has a well-balanced roasted character, with gentle sweet notes of dried plums and a subtle touch of roasted almonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Darjeeling, the second flush lasts only about two weeks. Sonam spends that window on his bug-bitten teas, and as it closed he picked the leaf for Pine Forest and gave it a craft of its own: a long, slow roast in bamboo baskets, the way it is done in Taiwan, finished over charcoal. The roast adds warm, woody aromas and carries the leaf's own sweetness through the cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePine Forest is made from T78, a cultivar first selected at the Tukdah garden in Darjeeling and one of the standard clones of these hills, valued by tea makers for its flavour. A cultivar is a variety of the tea plant, kept true by growing new bushes from cuttings; our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/tea-journal\/cultivars\" title=\"Darjeeling Tea Cultivars Guide\"\u003ecultivar guide\u003c\/a\u003e explains why it matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe named it after the tall conifer forests the British planted across the Darjeeling hills in colonial times, which still stand between the tea gardens. The woody, roasted cup reminded us of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrefer something brighter and honey-sweet? Our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/himalayan-golden-black-tea\" title=\"Himalayan Golden\"\u003eHimalayan Golden\u003c\/a\u003e is a second flush black tea from the same hills, without the roast.\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\u003eLeaf:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep dark brown, elongated leaves, with plenty of bronze-golden buds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e Roasted and gently sweet, with notes of plums and nuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePour:\u003c\/strong\u003e A deep, warm orange, with fine leaf hairs floating in the cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smoky wood, dried plums, and roasted almonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMouthfeel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich and full-bodied, gently sweet throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"custom-accordion\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"accordion-header\"\u003eTechnical 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\u003eAltitude\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e~1,700 m\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 (end of the Second Flush)\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\u003eCultivar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003eT78\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\u003eProcessing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003eBlack tea, slow-roasted in bamboo baskets and plates, charcoal finish\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\"\u003eLimited Micro-Batch (~7 kg)\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\"\u003eBrewing Suggestion\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\u003eTemperature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e90°C\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\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e150 ml\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\u003eLeaves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e2.5 g\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\u003eSteeping Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e2 min │ 1 min │ 2 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-key\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInfusions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"spec-value\" style=\"padding: 8px 0\"\u003eAt least 3 times\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"spec-note\" style=\"padding-top: 12px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCold Brew\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1 g of tea per 100 ml of water (room temperature), stir gently to prewet all leaves, and refrigerate for 8–12 hours.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"spec-note\" style=\"padding-top: 8px\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne 30 g pouch brews ~36 cups (2.5 g per pot, 3 infusions), about €0.42 per cup.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"desc-updated\"\u003elast updated: October 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Himali 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