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GREENIlam. Ilam estate has a Darjeeling-like character with good muscatel flavor. ... The muscatel flavour is the natural taste of the tea - becoming more pronounced during April (light tasting with astringency and intense flavor) and June (intense flavor with more body).

Ilam (Nepali: ???? Listen (help·info)) is one of four urban municipalities of Ilam District, which is in the hilly region of Province No. 1. Ilam also acts as the headquarters of Ilam District. Geographically it lies in the hill region which is mostly known as Mahabharata range. It is also one of the important towns in Province No. 1 and one of the major places in Nepal for tea-production. It is famous for natural scenery and landscapes, tea production, and diverse agricultural economy. It is one of the major horticultural crop production districts of Nepal.

Tea production in Ilam (as Nepal tea) started as early as 1863, when the Chinese government offered then Prime Minister Jung Bahadur Rana tea saplings that were then planted in Ilam. In 1868, the Ilam tea factory was established, and tea plantations covered over 135 acres of land. In 2010, the tea factory was privatized, and is currently not under operation.[3] However, tea production continues in Ilam in other forms. Many local people gets employment from this.

In 2010, the total tea production of Nepal is 16.23 million kilograms per annum; a majority of this amount is produced in Ilam itself[4] As well as the organic tea transport the foreign country

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  TYPE

  BLACK TEA

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  SEASON

  2ND FLUSH

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  GRADE

  FTGFOP1

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  REGION

  NEPAL

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  GARDEN

  GREENILAM TEA ESTATE