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TD75: Glenburn Estate FTGFOP1 Cl First Flush (DJ-4) from Upton Tea Imports

ScottTeaMan drank TD75: Glenburn Estate FTGFOP1 Cl First Flush (DJ-4) by Upton Tea Imports

Hey everyone! I will review this tea later. Time to bolt for lunch. Here are a few songs that are fun-say for a party and/or a good time! Enjoy!! :))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e37DBJ2SBYw&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QSyaBHr1jU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCy8Xtp2P20&feature=related

Later…….

I’m back, and WOW, what another beautiful, warm sunny day! I got a sample of this a couple weeks ago, and it is so different-AMAZING! In the dry leaf, I was getting a creamy sweetness, and lots of flowers. The leaves are mostly green and tippy white, and I think I know why I call It creamy. The tippy white leaves add a softer, sweet, creamy texture-which I love. :))

I used at least 1.5 tsp for a 9 oz cup. As the tea steeped I was getting alot of white foam on top, nice sweetness, alot of flowery aromas, and fruits too. The cup color was yellow/orange-put another way, a very lightly orange hued color. In cup aroma, I was getting some fruits, but this cup is alot more flowery; but what flowers? Gardenia came to mind, but something else. What? I couldn’t put my finger on it.

I had to taste the cup at this point, constantly swirling the tea around my mouth. I thought it was extremely smooth-honestly buttery. Then it hit me! This tea is flowery like buttercups, or the yellow heads of dandelions. I know I used enough leaf, and I know I steeped it 3 minutes. I have NEVER had a Darjeeling tea so smooth, yet it had definite qualities of a Darjeeling tea! If there was astringency-for me it was slight, because I really had a hard time detecting it. That is not a bad thing. It is a big part of why it was so amazing! Normally, I like more astringency, but in this case I didn’t miss it at all. :))

This tea is so savory and delicious! I’m gonna go have another cup. :)) More to come! Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKj30Ltiqxk&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHU7EdyAYrg&feature=related

I added 1 tsp new leaf to steeped leaves to see IF I could get more astringency. I do this mainly because I try to coax different flavors and aromas from the tea (200 for 3 min,). I was still getting alot of foam on top while the leaves were steeping. At this point I was getting light asparagus, and light grape aromas. Wet tea leaves smelled less flowery. I was thinking white grapes at this point, and they had more of a white grape fruitiness.

Surprisingly, the cup color was only slightly darker-still yellow/orange in color. Aromas in the cup were a little heavier in sweetness-with a light honey aroma, and light muscat grape aroma. Even after the leaves from the first cup were steeped 6 minutes now, the astringency on my palate was light-again, I’m thinking white grapes.

This is such a unique, smooth, sweet, and delicious Darjeeling tea that is unlike any other I’ve tasted! Let me tell you, it’s harder to settle for lesser Darjeelings (or other types of tea), when you taste a top tier selection like this one! One could go broke quickly buying teas like this one all the time. :-// Note to self:’ You must exhibit self control!’. Or I can find ways to divert my attention. Like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3HulT8reO8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I18pVZVUbVE&feature=related

It might work sometimes anyway! :))

Cupped & Reviewed: Tuesday, May 15, 2012. THE IDES OF MAY!

2012-05-15 10:55:14 -0400

195 °F / 90 °C

3 min 0 sec

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ScottTeaMan 2012-05-15 19:34:01 -0400

Review complete, if anyone wants to read it?!?!

Cheryl 2012-05-15 19:47:57 -0400

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRRGNWgVuOA

Amy oh 2012-05-15 19:48:13 -0400

Very good! I wish I could think of more things to write about a tea sometimes. But this was certainly delicious, wasn’t it?

Scott B 2012-05-15 19:49:52 -0400

I ordered this yesterday-am anxious to try it.

Cheryl 2012-05-15 19:52:47 -0400

Agree with Amy. Your reviews make mine look amateur (but of course in reality, they are : )

ScottTeaMan 2012-05-16 01:20:32 -0400

Amy: Sometimes I wonder if I’m too verbose….like I said in my review the other day, ’Sometimes I ramble on….and on…and on. Sometimes I try to add a bit of humor-probably more funny to me than most others. That said, I really to try to be honest in my reviews-for everyone on Steepster. :)) Yes, it was delicious! :))

Thanks Cheryl! Do you guys and gals think when I talk about the dry leaf, wet leaf, etc-that it’s to much…….like BLAH BLAH BLAH! Sometimes I think it is, but I do it so I can remember more about the tea. :))

Cheryl- Good Live Vid.:))

Cheryl 2012-05-16 15:52:38 -0400

Scott: Write what you want, first and foremost. For me personally, when I’m reading dashboard reviews, I usually read the entire review. If I’m doing a testing of a particular tea, I’ll read for key words, steeping parameters, etc. If I’m reading to see if it’s something I might want to buy, it all depends how undecided I am : ) Bottom line: you are you. Be you.

ScottTeaMan 2012-05-16 16:00:20 -0400

Me is me. Hey, my sis used to live in Deleware OH, then she had to move to Santa Fe NM, then on to OR.

Angrboda 2012-05-16 16:05:57 -0400

Cheryl, that was very well put. I completely agree.

Amy oh 2012-05-16 16:08:08 -0400

I do follow a lot of people on Steepster so I have mixed feelings about really long reviews. A few people fall into the downright boring category and I don’t read a word they say, but yours are not (in my humble opinion). Sometimes when a review is really long I will just skim it for the important details.
I agree with Cheryl that you should write what you want though. I think of Steepster as a tea diary of sorts

ScottTeaMan 2012-05-16 16:26:19 -0400

Thanks! :)) Hey, I follow and read alot of reviews, but some people I still “FOLLOW”-like TeaEqualsBliss (and others), and there reviews, comments, etc., don’t show up in my Dashboard.Does anyone have the same issue??

Cheryl 2012-05-16 16:53:56 -0400

Scott… haven’t been to Delaware in years. My bro used to live there too. “Home” to me is Columbus/Westerville area, although I’m north of that for now (Knox Co.). Are you in Toledo? : )

Cheryl 2012-05-16 16:58:06 -0400

(goes to look at who Amy is following, lol) Kidding aside, I admit, I do skim some faster than others, mainly because I’m not interested in the tea (coz of category or company…like (gasp) David’s).

ScottTeaMan 2012-05-16 17:11:53 -0400

Near Cleveland…….yeah I pass on most Davids Teas, and Rooibos-except maybe the Chai Rooibos, ’cause I like Chai

Cheryl 2012-05-16 17:44:23 -0400

You are probably too young to remember, but Columbus and Cleveland used to have quite the rivalry. Being called Cowtown was motivating though, apparently.

ScottTeaMan 2012-05-16 17:59:35 -0400

Maybe I am,…….but not sure.

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