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2012 Darjeeling First Flush Premium Blend (Clonal Special) from DarjeelingTeaXpress

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79/100

2012 Darjeeling First Flush Premium Blend (Clonal Special)

Black Tea by DarjeelingTeaXpress

This blend lets the tea-lover to have it all: a classic taste of the season, the light cup of the spring with an upcoming note of the summer. This unusual tea has long leaves that are slightly twisted and boasts of a bitter-sweet chocolate. The scent of both the dry leaves and the infusion is sweet with a touch of fruit petals. It’s not a surprise that this expert blend has a rich payoff of flavours and has a good mouth feel Good enough for guests who are curious about First Flush Darjeelings. It is easy to imagine this tea as an evening tea.

1 Tasting Note

Peter Azak
90

Right out of the bag, this tea gives an extremely interesting scent, very dense and very earthy, it is described as bitter-sweet chocolate, which isn’t far off.

The leaves are a dark and detailed green, long and twisted, staple black tea.

The interesting scents do not stop, as you steep the leaves you are given a less dense and more vegetal aroma.

The liquor is a very bright orange tint, with slight sweet floral scents.

For such a broad spectrum of sight and scent, I had no idea what to expect with the flavors.

The first sip gives an almost perfectly rounded dark taste, with the right amount of woody flavor and no aftertaste. Indeed, this is not what I was expecting, as the liquor just feels right at home in your mouth.

Although I am drinking this in the morning, I could see this dark tea as a perfect evening drink to enjoy with practically anyone who enjoys quality.