Tea in the Land of Thunder: Field Notes from Darjeeling

Last summer, Arbor Teas traveled across India, visiting many of the estates that produce the organic Indian teas we carry. During the journey, co-founder Jeremy Lopatin visited the Makaibari Tea Estate in Darjeeling, to get a firsthand look at how top-notch Darjeeling teas are made. Settle in and enjoy this short film highlighting the beautiful people, places, and processes behind the Organic Darjeeling teas we are so proud to offer.

[Update: In 2016 this film was an official selection and screened at the Sedona International Film Festival, World Arts Film Festival, Alexandria Film Festival, Cape Cod International Film Festival, and won an honorable mention award at the Short. Sweet. Film Festival]

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Featuring: Jeremy Lopatin, Rajah Banerjee, Pranay Bhujel
Director/Camera: Donald Harrison
Editor: David Camlin
Produced by: Arbor Teas

[TheHidekiedu]

Wonderful landscapes. Just sipping a cup of darjeeling tea kind of transport us to these misty tea gardens. I really enjoy the calm, refreshing and peaceful vibes tea gives us.

[bbhasin]

Thank you. That was lovely. Makaibari, my favorite tea !

[nathanbermudez]

wow ! really loving this little documental. I just felt that I was there, its very nice to know where this tea comes from and the beauty of the process, keep it up ✌ hugs from Puerto Rico

[sebastiandiaz]

Wonderful documentary, wonderful people, wonderful nature, wonderful drink.

[dianastirling]

Wonderful! Thank you so much for this view of the world behind this gorgeous tea!

[paulphelps]

Truly a wonderful video experience. In my opinion it is important.
A tea-drinking lifestyle is civilizing and transforming both physically and spiritually.

[tcc]

Great work I am drinking tea especially in morning and evening❤

[rishi-eqkx]

Very nice coverage in some beautiful and well-organised experience of mr. banerjee the owner oozes in abundance in the highly impressive, pleasant and convincing way he explains it all to the visitor from the crucial tea-tasting section ! Thanks for the video.

[darjeelingjojo]

I want to thanks to all worker of tea garden and God bless you and also great salute their hard working...

[vinyleyezz]

So cool! What a great mini documentary!

[gyanuraivlogs]

I love Darjeeling tea. ❤new friend from Darjeeling 🙏🙏🙏

[EricBryan]

Very fascinating. It is cool to see the process before the tea reaches our cup!

[IAmNotABot]

So they plant lemongrass near the tea bushes to use it as organic material to compost? Interesting piece of information on growing tea techniques!

[charlescorbit]

Great video, I recently bought some white Markaibari tea and it’s very good. The video will make me enjoy it even more

[spyBB]

I'm drinking tea and watching this video. What a good time. Then I look at the label on my tea package and what do you know. My tea is from Makaibari Estates. OMG. My tea is from this beautiful place.

[PierreJohnsonPro]

Very nice and interesting documentary. I’ve been hearing from Makaibari as the pioneer and biodynamic tea plantation, under Mr Banerjee. Your documentary finally gives images, colors and life to it. I’ve tasted fine Darjeeling tea, but here we can really appreciate and understand the process, made of numerous precise and delicate detailed steps. Is this tea expensive? Not if you consider all the process involved.

[xiaorck]

I don't know why but in totally ecstatic hearing them talk in nepali...

[marcosvalle]

Amazing documentary! Many thanks.
As a side note, why do I see subtitles from EN to EN lol?

[parivallal]

Hi sir,

I want to start this business ..how to get details, please support

[skc]

12:21 that guy stepped inside the machine where the final tea (90%) were produced. It kinda gross. But what do I know. I mean, I'd never eat/ drink anything if I'd keep on overthinking stuffs