Blog

August 6, 2026

It Does Not Require Much From Us - A conversation with Bachan Gyawali of Jun Chiyabari, Nepal
I have been buying tea from Jun Chiyabari (Moonlit Tea Garden) for years, and for years I have struggled to explain to customers what makes it different. The usual vocabulary doesn't quite reach it. So earlier this summer I wrote...
Read now
August 19, 2024

Himalayan Shiiba - A tale of two nations, one cup.
This summer we received a sample of Himalayan Shiiba from our Nepali partner, Jun Chiyabari tea estate, a tea we had not encountered before. The moment we took our first sip we knew this was a very special tea. We...
Read now
August 1, 2020

Himalayan Sunshine - a first flush 2020 Nepal tea
Today, we have a very special new tea, Himalayan Sunshine, for you! This tea was produced earlier this spring by Jun Chiyabari tea estate (Organic), our partners in Nepal who are incredibly committed to crafting exceptional teas while protecting the environment.
Read now
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.
Read now
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!
Read now
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.
Read now
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.
Read now
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.
Read now
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.

Read now

Country

Country