October is the best month to be taking stock of your tea needs for the fall and winter months. Now is the time to start planning, which tea to serve during Thanksgiving dinner, which one on the Christmas eve, and which one to herald the start of the New Year. But besides all this, its the time to start planning to stock up on the first flushes you liked so much, and the second flushes you have savored. And for a short time now, we have a huge selection that has been put on specials for you, so stock up

All of our first are in and the second flushes are almost in. Recently we added a series of first flushes to our website and online catalog. These first flushes have definite good keeping quality - they will stay good for extended period of time - as long as they are kept in a dark and cool place. Some of the marks we carry, Castleton, Makaibari are familiar to you but recently we have introduced some famous marks such as Avongrove, Rohini and Gopaldhara White Tea, and Gopaldhara FF.

Next week we will receive a shipment of some delightful second flushes from Assam and a couple from Darjeeling. We are also adding an interesting white tea from Doke, which the Lochans are producing in the Kishanganj district of Bihar. Doke is an example of what one can achieve if one pays attention to detail. There is a family connection here as well, for Mr. Rajeev Lochan used to work along side Mr. R.S. Tiwari, our famous uncle while at Longview Highlands, and Kishanganj in Bihar is the home to our elder uncle Mr. Sohanlal Tiwari! Where ever we go there seems to be a family connection - no getting away from it!!

As you will read in the rest of our newsletter, we have also introduced several hand made teas which will absolutely wow you. And as I mentioned before, for a short time now, we have a huge selection that has been put on specials for you, so stock up now!