Described as " Darjeeling with a spirit", Hampstead Tea customers confess they have never tasted such a "clean, satisfying & wonderfully alive tea". The fine, elegant flavour of this single estate Darjeeling makes it well suited to today's discerning tea drinkers. Brimming with polyphenols, it is full of antioxidant & health protecting properties. The organic tea is grown at Makaibari, the first biodynamic tea estate in the world, situated 3-4000 ft high up in the Himalayas. The estate is protected on all sides by lush virgin rainforests & is the home & livelihood to a community of 1700 people, a family of panthers & richely diverse wildlife. In keeping with their philosophy, Hampstead teas are free from all artificial additives & gmos & all of the packaging is fully biodegradable. Their unique teabags are also non-chlorine bleached & staple free.