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Tea #41 from Another Traveling Tea Box

Darjeeling and I just have not managed to become friends yet, but I keep trying to find one that I really enjoy and this one may be it. This had a much more gentle flavor that I currently associate with darjeelings, the last several I have tried have been a bit harsh and almost bitter. I suspect it may have been a much lower quality than this particular tea. I found this to be much more floral than I expected, it reminded me of some of the oolongs that I really enjoy.

Thanks for including this one in the TTB Dr Jim, this tea may just change my mind about darjeelings. I was giving up hope of finding one I enjoyed.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec
yyz

You might want to try brewing darjeelings lat lower temperatures. I have one that is quite astringent and lemony if brewed at boiling but has these lovely almond tones when brewed between 85-92*c. Lopchu is another one that can take the heat. But the, The estate grows mostly Yunnan varietal in a Darjeeling environment.

Short Sorceress

Thanks for the tip, I’ll make sure to try that.

moraiwe

If you’re looking for Darjeelings I’d be happy to give you an assortment to try! Good Darjeeling might top my tea list for favorites, so I always have quite a few. I can’t, unfortunately, put them in a tea box because you seem to always be before me, but I’d be fine sending a package your way.

Short Sorceress

That would be great, I appreciate that. I’ll go ahead and PM you my address. Let me know if there is something you want to swap for and I’ll toss it in the TTB. I’m going to send it to you either tomorrow or thursday.

tea-sipper

I can switch order for you guys on the HH teabox! I’m sending you a message, since my messages never seem to stick. You should have told me moraiwe is always before Short Sorceress and I would have switched it. :D

Dr Jim

I’m becoming a real lover of Darjeelings. This tea is a first flush and they tend to be lighter and more floral than the second flushes. I have to admit I like a bit more oomph to my teas, and prefer the second flush, which works well since they tend to be a bit less expensive.

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yyz

You might want to try brewing darjeelings lat lower temperatures. I have one that is quite astringent and lemony if brewed at boiling but has these lovely almond tones when brewed between 85-92*c. Lopchu is another one that can take the heat. But the, The estate grows mostly Yunnan varietal in a Darjeeling environment.

Short Sorceress

Thanks for the tip, I’ll make sure to try that.

moraiwe

If you’re looking for Darjeelings I’d be happy to give you an assortment to try! Good Darjeeling might top my tea list for favorites, so I always have quite a few. I can’t, unfortunately, put them in a tea box because you seem to always be before me, but I’d be fine sending a package your way.

Short Sorceress

That would be great, I appreciate that. I’ll go ahead and PM you my address. Let me know if there is something you want to swap for and I’ll toss it in the TTB. I’m going to send it to you either tomorrow or thursday.

tea-sipper

I can switch order for you guys on the HH teabox! I’m sending you a message, since my messages never seem to stick. You should have told me moraiwe is always before Short Sorceress and I would have switched it. :D

Dr Jim

I’m becoming a real lover of Darjeelings. This tea is a first flush and they tend to be lighter and more floral than the second flushes. I have to admit I like a bit more oomph to my teas, and prefer the second flush, which works well since they tend to be a bit less expensive.

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I am always interested in swapping so if you see anything in my cupboard that you want to try just send me a message. Please keep in mind that I order most of my teas in sample sizes and may not have a lot to swap. I’m also trying to keep my swaps limited to one a month so I don’t break the bank.

My favorite tea companies to order from are American Tea Room, Rishi, TeaVivre, and Single Origin Teas, however I am constantly lured away from my favorites by a good sale.

Ingredients I love in tea
rose, peach, oolong, osmanthus, vanilla, marshmallow root and peppermint

Ingredients I dislike in tea:
spearmint, chocolate, orange, hibiscus, sage and for the most part lemon.

I am a firm believer that sage only belongs in my thanksgiving stuffing/dressing and absolutely not in my tea.

Allergies
Cinnamon, Chocolate, Burdock Root, and Goji Berries

Teawares:
FORLIFE Curve Teapot, 24oz
Adagio ingenuiTEA, 16oz
Adagio Iced ingenuiTEA, 32oz
Zojirushi Water Pot, 4L
Libbey Country Fair drinking jars for ice tea
TeaVivre Travel Gaiwan

Rating Guidelines:

100 – 90: Pantry essential and some of my all time favorites that I can’t live without.

89 – 80: You’ll have a pretty good chance of finding this is my pantry on a regular basis, but it isn’t the end of the world if I run out.

79 – 70: I might consider restocking this at some point if the price was right.

69 – 40: Not undrinkable, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to buy it again.

39 – 20: What in the world were they thinking? Probably still finished this just because I hate to waste anything.

19 – 0: Wow, that’s so terrible chances are pretty good I dumped it out and gave away the rest.

My current top five favorite teas:

China Black – Rishi Tea
Earl Grey Cream – Zen Tea
Lemoncello – American Tea Room
Nonpareil Anxi Qing Xiang TieGuanYin Oolong – TeaVivre
White Tea Rose Mélange – Rishi Tea

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