Darjeeling 2nd Flush Maharani Hills (BI12)

Darjeeling in today’s random pick. What to say about it?

You might as well just look up any other Darjeeling from NBT that I’ve had so far, because all these Darjeelings are running together for me. I couldn’t tell them apart if my life depended on it.

And yet, it seems that of all the indian ones I’ve tried so far, this is the area that sits the best with me. Maybe because of the dependable performance. It doesn’t really matter what the name on the label says. It’s a consistently good result.

I just rushed around doing my cleaning up and thought I would relax with some Darjeeling, even my husband took up on my offer for a cup.

The leaves are a lovely mixture of brown colours that smell slightly musky and earthy.

Served with a sprinkle of demerara and drop of milk. Not usually my standard for first review but again I want something I can drink in a few gulps.

Despite having the milk and sugar I can still strongly taste a mixture of musky perfume, green grass and thick earth. It makes for a very unique drinking experience as with all good Darjeeling’s as the flavours change with each sip. The milk adds a nice creaminess to make it lighter and the sugar adds to it’s already natural sweet frame to smooth out the flavours.

I find Darjeeling is a fantastic drink to have on lazy days. :)