This is a picture of the tea garden when I visited Darjeeling in October this year! I met with Mr. Shantine, the owner of Junpana Tea Plantation, and heard about autumn picking. "This year, the winter winds from the Himalayas are earlier than usual, and the temperature is low, so we can make good autumn tea." This year's autumnal will be the last one, and Junpana tea plantation will not be picking until next spring. Astringent milk tea with pleasant stimulation and umami is the best, but autumnal black tea is also exceptional. . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _
