Tea plucking at Chengmari Tea Estate

THE ART OF PLUCKING

The journey of Chengmari tea begins in the garden, long before the leaves enter the factory. Every cup starts with a careful choice: what to pluck, when to pluck it and how gently to handle it.

01 — The Pick

It begins with two leaves and a bud.

The character of a tea begins with what is picked.

For green tea, particularly, tender leaves and the unopened apical bud are carefully selected at the right stage of growth. This delicate combination carries the freshness and character that will define the tea through the stages that follow.

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Tender tea leaves being carefully plucked at Chengmari
A Delicate Beginning

“Every pluck is a choice between the leaf that is ready and the leaf that needs more time.”

The garden is constantly changing. New shoots emerge, leaves mature, and skilled hands move through the rows selecting what belongs in that day's harvest.

Skilled hands plucking tea in the Chengmari tea garden

Hands that know the garden.

Fresh tea leaves being plucked

The first step in the journey.

The leaf has been chosen. Now the craft continues.

From the garden, the freshly plucked leaves move into the factory, where careful processing transforms the harvest into the teas of Chengmari.

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