🍵 TEA · ☕ COFFEE · 🌶️ SPICES · NILGIRI HIGHLANDS

Three crops.
One mountain.

Across 88 acres of Nilgiri highlands, Hetheya cultivates single-estate Nilgiri tea, shade-grown arabica coffee, and certified organic spices — all processed on-farm, all traceable to a specific field and a specific harvest date.

Orthodox · CTC · Specialty

🍵 Nilgiri Tea

The Nilgiris produce some of the world's finest teas — fruity, bright, and brisk in a way that Assam and Darjeeling cannot replicate. Our 42-acre tea estate was planted with vegetatively propagated (VP) clones selected for cup quality over yield, and is maintained under certified organic cultivation without pesticides or synthetic fertilisers.

Nilgiri teas derive their characteristic brightness from the cool mist that rolls in nightly, slowing leaf growth and concentrating flavour compounds. The best flushes happen between November and January (frost tender growth) and in April–May before the monsoon — and we hand-pluck only the top two leaves and a bud during these windows.

42 acres
Acreage
1,800–2,100 m
Altitude
1948
Est.

From plant to packet

🌿 Hand plucking at 4:30 AM, only two leaves + bud
☀️ Natural withering for 16–18 hours in shade
🌀 Rolling and oxidation in controlled chambers
🔥 Firing at 120°C on gas-fired trough driers
🔬 Grading, tasting, and lab-testing for residues
📦 Nitrogen-flushed foil pouches, sealed same day

Available now

First Flush Nilgiri Orthodox

FTGFOP1

Tippy golden-flavoured tea from January pluck. Floral, honey-noted, sweet finish.

₹480 / 100 g

Nilgiri BOP (Broken Orange Pekoe)

BOP

Strong, malty morning tea for chai. Our best-seller in 500 g packs.

₹180 / 250 g

Nilgiri CTC Dust No. 1

D1

For hotels, restaurants, and bulk buyers. Full liquor, uniform colour.

₹120 / 500 g

Green Tea – Nilgiri Shade-Grown

Special

Shade-grown for 3 weeks, steamed not fired. Vegetal, mellow, low-astringency.

₹560 / 100 g

Nilgiri Oolong (20% oxidized)

Special

Rare semi-oxidised oolong from our high-altitude plots. Stone fruit and jasmine notes.

₹820 / 100 g

Masala Chai Blend

Blend

Nilgiri BOP with farm-grown cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon. Just add milk.

₹220 / 200 g

Order direct from
the plantation.

No middlemen. Each batch traced to a specific field, harvest date, and processing lot.

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