Doulton

Nepalese Afternoon Tea from Golden Moon Tea

Doulton drank Nepalese Afternoon Tea by Golden Moon Tea

Sampler Pulled out at random—perhaps #15

I loved the aroma of the dry leaves: it was sweet as if the tea leaved had been infused with honey (although there was not physical evidence of that). It’s a very nice tea; it’s a better than nice tea. But it did not establish a very strong identity with me. I would certainly drink it—it’s a good black tea. But I did not make a note to purchase it. I would, however, recommend that people give this a serious test or consider ordering a sample if you are placing an order with Golden Moon.

2010-04-30 17:36:44 -0400

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__Morgana__ 2010-04-30 17:40:14 -0400

How random is that, we pulled the same samples today!

S 2010-04-30 17:57:13 -0400

I was gonna say!

Heh, I remember that a bunch of people tried the coconut pouchong around the same time as well :)

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0-30:
Never again in a hundred million years

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56-70:
Shows some promise but also has a fundamental flaw. I probably owe these a second taste but am unmotivated.

71-80:
Good with at least one strong quality; I probably would not buy it but would drink it cheerfully.

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