The dry leaves smell pleasant, and a bit enchanting. I’m inexperienced with Darjeeling teas so I can’t comment on quality. Looking inside the bag, the tea is a variety of colors: dark gray, dark red/brown, and yellow/silver.
I’ve heard that this variety of tea is very astringent and it didn’t disappoint. Not something I’d want to end my day on, but enjoyable on this morning. I steeped this twice, first at 4 minutes and then 6 minutes. The second cup was still flavorful and had a crispness to it.
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If you have any of this left, i highly recommend you try less than boiling ~80deg Celsius, and shorter steep (3 minutes top). As in Darjeeling region, water boils at lower temperature. It gives you a beauuutiful grapey sweet taste, truly mindblowing in my opinion.
If you have any of this left, i highly recommend you try less than boiling ~80deg Celsius, and shorter steep (3 minutes top). As in Darjeeling region, water boils at lower temperature. It gives you a beauuutiful grapey sweet taste, truly mindblowing in my opinion.
Oooh, thanks for the advice. I’ll have to try that when I get more Darjeeling tea. :)