Hampstead Tea is grown at the Makaibari Tea Estate, the first biodynamic, fairtrade certified tea estate in the world. It is situated at 3,000 - 4,000 feet high up in the Himalayas and is protected on all sides by lush virgin forests. The tea estate is the home and livelihood to a community of 1,700 people, a family of panthers and a richly diverse wildlife.

 

We believe the Makaibari Tea Estate produces some of the finest organic teas in the world. The purity and quality of our teas and the natural harmony and wellbeing of the estate and its people, means everything to us. Our Biodynamic, Organic and Fairtrade credentials are your guarantee that our teas our produced in the best and fairest ways possible.

 

Makaibari Biodynamic Tea Estate

Conventional Neighbouring Tea Estate

 

 In 1994 a little insect and the exact replica of a tea leaf revealed itself on the Makaibari Estate. It was given the name of Tea Deva by the Estate owner based on its amazing ability to mimic a tea leaf throughout the seasons.

 

After much scientific research it was determined the Tea Deva was a member of the Phillidae family, which is adept at mimicry. There are many examples of such mimicry like stick insects and twigs but none had been recorded as a replica of the tealeaf.