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I have the current offering of this but it s disappointing and appears to suffer from the flaws mentioned about some recent versions . It smells good dry, very chocolaty , but brewed takes on an over processed burnt quality . It’s a shame as you have a sense of its potential but frankly it’s not all that nice. Hopefully they will get it right again some time soon.

This is a decent basic tea. It tastes of tea and has a little oak that lingers on the finish.Smooth and balanced with a nice silky medium bodied feel.Nothing complicated about it at all.

Sadly I only really worked out how to brew this toward the end of the tin. Similar to Lover’s Leap with that clear light high grown quality but when overbrewed this one really does become minerally and metallically bitter. Time it right and you have an exceptional tea. The older wiser me will be looking out for some higher quality leaf version of this in the coming months.I don’t think dilmah are doing this range any more but my partner may be able to fetch some back iin the Autumn.

Once I got used to brewing this and having it black I really enjoyed it. It’s a classic high grown ceylon (at least that’s what I realise now) .Clean clear light flavours and a threat of astringency if you oversteep it.I’m not sure I’d compare it to Darjeeling from the limited experience I have so far. This seems cleaner and clearer but less complex. These high grown ceylons seem like perfect refreshing afternoon teas to me. Crisp ,clean and not overcluttered.

A nice warming rounded brew,makes a good afternoon tea but really needs to be drank black. Not as refined as the high growns but more warming and less likely to get tannic on you if you over steep it.The leaves are reasonably chunky BOP.I expect they’d need bigger bags if they used bigger pieces!

Of the single estate teas I brought back from Sri Lanka this one went first. It’s a low grown but doesn’t have the depth and weight of some of the Ruhunu teas like Lumbini and New Vithekande which I’ve discovered since.At the time I preferred it to the higher grown teas but I’ve since learned that really Lover’s Leap and Mahadagotte are far better drunk black.Would pick this up again if I found a tin.All these dilmah tins are great for storage. The double lids make a very reliable seal.

Excellent afternoon tea.Refreshing,medium strength/body,works black,with milk or with lemon.The BOP are small particles so needs carefully short steeping to avoid excess tannins.

Fresh stock from a small specialist company that focuses on Ceylon Single Estate teas.
Leaves: Fairly small/dark with a lovely sweet cocoa powder aroma
Nose: When brewed,mild ,sweet grass,cocoa dust and a hint of light tobacco,more lemon verbana on 2nd steep.
Taste:Mild with a grassy sweetness, medium bodied,becomes more floral as it cools,dash of fresh lemon.
Finish:Nice lingering cocoa aftertaste.
Good for two steeps this is a pleasant,easy going tea.Not a tea that will ever get top ratings as it’s not hugely complex but the sort of brew you can go back to andf enjoy again and again when you just want a well made refreshing drink.

Picked a tin of this up in Sri Lanka.Brewed strong with a dash of milk it reminded me of the tea my grandma used to make in the 70’s.Flavoursome but without the weight and body of modern UK brand blends.The BOPF in this is close to dust but for an afternoon cuppa with milk and no navel gazing it hits the mark.Very refreshing and quite crisp.Brews quickly (2/3 mins) gets tannic if left longer.