Slightly floral, punctuated by rich, woodsy notes.
PALATE
Complex, broad with sharp notes.
3378
Swaths of silk, a myriad of colours. Wandering through the street markets, I hear people swapping stories. While looking for a Moroccan pouf to add to my interior collection, I quench my thirst with a cup of tea. The sweltering heat and the scents of heady spices make the world spin, but the tea grounds me and I am on my way.
For over a decade, Darjeelings have provided inspiration to complex blending that has resulted in teas such as the T Blend, Afternoon Tea, and Duchess of Bedford. The multi-step process of withering, rolling, oxidation, and firing has to be carefully handled to accentuate the muscatel character - which is the very reason to drink Darjeelings as opposed to Keemun or Yunnan black teas.
YIELD 50 cups
PRICE $26.95
2nd Flush (summer) is, in the opinion of our blenders, the optimal time for harvest and blends. Darjeeling benefits from the summer temperatures and yields the most fragrant and rich muscatel notes. In this summer blend, our blenders seek to layer different harvests from the prestigious gardens (Mim, Castleton, Makaibari, Arya, Puttabong, Margaret's Hope, Gielle, Chamong, Namring, Poobong, Pussimbing, Rohini, Selimbong, and Singbulli) to accentuate the key, desired notes.
For the 2nd flush, we tend to prefer slightly lower oxidations (86-88%) and each tin of this tea will vary somewhat due to the inherent nature of the blending technique.
