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  • Jun Chiyabari tea farm in Nepal
    April 26, 2020

    Jun Chiyabari Nepal on COVID-19 and First Flush 2020

    Last week we received an email from Bachan Gyawali, the owner of the farm, updating us about the current status at Jun Chiyabari. We were happy to hear some positive news and we thought of sharing it with you here. I will extensively quote Gyawali because it gives you a sense for what it is like on the other side of the planet - almost the same as it were here. The challenges and the triumphs (there are few but they are there) in a world that has never felt this small before.
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  • Nepal Tea Arrives in NYT
    June 12, 2019

    Nepal Tea Arrives in NYT

    It was wonderful to see Nepal tea given a lavish spread in New York Times food section recently. We have been selling Nepal tea since spring of 2014. Our customers and us know that these teas are special and have been enjoying every cup of it for all these years. Happy to be ahead of the curve!
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  • Second Flush 2017 is here!
    July 27, 2017

    Second Flush 2017 is here!

    We are happy to announce the arrival of some exceptional second flush teas from the organic tea estate of Jun Chiyabari, Nepal. We have some rare offerings - hand-crafted micro-batches - that won't disappoint.
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  • Photo of tea and ocean mandala
    May 2, 2016

    Himalayan Green Tea Meets the Ocean

    It is always exciting to receive reviews from our customers. Tea is a personal experience – as someone rightly described, each cup is a voyage - so descriptions of the same tea by different people can vary. And, that enhances our own experience of the cup.
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  • Jun Chiyabari First Flush 2016
    April 13, 2016

    Early Spring Teas from Nepal

    We are really excited to be introducing two exclusive “early Spring” teas from Jun Chiyabari, our Organic tea producer-partner in Nepal. These teas were manufactured in March. Normally, the first flush production for Jun Chiyabari, which is situated between 5000 ft – 6000 ft, takes place only in April.
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  • Photo of Jun Chiyabari Tea Garden
    November 21, 2015

    A visit to Jun Chiyabari Tea Garden

    It was pandemonium at the Indo-Nepal border: long lines of trucks stalled on the Indian side, crowd milling through haywire traffic, groups of angry men yelling, motorists pounding on their horns, determined families dragging their children and luggage, garbage and dust flying all over.

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  • Himalayan Imperial Black from Jun Chiybari Tea Estate of Nepal.
    July 28, 2015

    Himalayan Imperial Black Tea

    Himalayan Imperial Black from Jun Chiybari Tea Estate of Nepal.

    It has been a one complete cycle of tea seasons with Jun Chiyabari Tea Estate this summer. The tea we continue to receive from them, like the one we are reviewing here, tell us introducing Jun Chiyabari to our customers has been one of the best decisions.

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