First Flush Darjeeling with-cranberries or a bowl of popcorn

or a bowl of popcorn into something savory

Coarse pepper and seed create the rough

Their oils stay sealed until you crack them

the way you would onion or garlic

and a hint of ginger

First Flush Darjeeling with-cranberries or a bowl of popcornLight, floral, and bright as early spring, first flush Darjeeling is the black tea for a quiet, unhurried cup. Picked from the first spring harvest in the Darjeeling hills of northern India, it brews a pale gold with a delicate, almost muscatel character, floral and lightly brisk rather than bold. Drink it clear in the morning or afternoon, without milk, so the fragrance comes through. Darjeeling grows high in the Himalayan foothills, and its first