Glenburn Estate Darjeeling

People it is sooooo hot in my neck of the woods!!! Even the birds are staying hidden in the shade.

I’ve had this First Flush Darjeeling for a while now and was afraid it would have lost it’s freshness. I was wrong. It was stored properly, and it’s amazing how fresh and tasty it still is.

This is kind of sour and sweet at the same time, peachy and citrusy.

Super juicy and floral, it’s really the perfect tea for this incredibly hot and humid day!

FF Darjeeling are lighter than SF, but this is bolder than average, fuller bodied.

As it cools, those citrus notes are even more present, this would almost qualify as a lemon/peach/grapefruit “flavoured” tea, that’s how tasty it is.

(Mmm, I have to remember to add that combination of fruits in my next iced tea pitcher)

I haven’t drank enough Darjeeling this year, I’ve missed them. I still have a little bit from Butiki’s sampler, will drink those in no time.

This tea was the perfect way to start off a Monday morning! It’s a full bodied tea with a lot going on, but never harsh or overbearing. The fruity notes never grow too sweet or sickly, and it’s impressive how it never switches over to astringent even towards the end of the cup. Smooth to the finish, excellent tea!

update. I have now gone through four steepings throughout the day and it is still going strong so I’m inclined to raise my score!

Ahh Butiki. Always comes through for me. I think I need to come up with a vocabularly to describe Darjeelings. At least the first flushes, I have a feeling, are going to become a bigger part of my life.

This is an awesome tea. It still amazes me that a black tea steeps up so light. It’s very smooth and a bit thicker in consistency, like a black tea, except it doesn’t look like a black tea. There seems to be maybe a subtle hay component? Also subtle fruits that I can’t quite nail down. There’s also an awesome sweetness in scent that comes through clearly in the taste.

I want to test out the few other first flush Darjeelings from Butiki, then I will decide which is best for my cupboard. This one is nothing short of delicious though.

This is another sample sipdown too.