The dry leaves are a really neat color, almost purply brown. After steeping, they have a bit of a dark green look to them, with flecks of lighter and darker browns mixed in.
I wasn’t expecting to like this tea.
And I like it.
It’s fruity, but not really. Woody, but not quite. I don’t think I’d drink this all the time, but I’m not going to say no.
I will probably call it quits on the darjeeling teas with this one, though. It was a lot of fun while it lasted, but I’m ready to move on.
Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C
2 min, 0 sec
1 tsp
4 OZ / 118 ML
It kind of amazes me how much the flavor profile of darjeeling changes depending on the flush. Just reading your notes has been like a learning exercise, haha
All three are so different. It surprises me a lot how different they were.