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“Have been doing thunderdome rounds between 2 Uptons at a time. Drank this yesterday afternoon when Steepster was down, comparing it to Upton’s Margaret’s Hope 2nd flush muscatel...” Read full tasting note
“I can only offer an educated guess for this tasting note since, in my haste for tea, I used this sample at 1tsp/cup instead of the recommended 2tsp/cup-3tsp/cup. The result was a thin pot of...” Read full tasting note
A wonderfully smooth selection that possesses the lightly sweet and smooth quality of a fine white tea, as well as classic muscat notes of an exceptional Darjeeling tea. With a splendidly balanced cup, light pungency, and fresh aroma, this is a superlative offering from one of the most respected estates in the Darjeeling district.
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Capital Tea Ltd.Have been doing thunderdome rounds between 2 Uptons at a time. Drank this yesterday afternoon when Steepster was down, comparing it to Upton’s Margaret’s Hope 2nd flush muscatel (DJ-191).
Predictably (given its name) much lighter, a goldish color. The smell is a little grassy and more herbal than the Margaret’s Hope Muscatel, and the leaves look it, too—longer, greener. This is a nice change of pace for darjeelings—it’s like a cross between a 1st flush Thurbo darjeeling (or a Nepali like a Fikkal) with white tea, one with jasmine. It’s very delicate. I like it, but I’m not sure I prefer it over, say, a 1st flush darjeeling. It’s very floral in a gentle way without being terribly sweet. Actually, as it cools it begins to taste sweeter and nuttier…the longer I drink this the more I like it. I don’t think given where I am general flavor preference-wise right now it’d be a regular tea yet, but I would happily order it in small doses and occasionally enjoy it when I want something light and feminine like a white but also am jonesing for my regular darjeeling fix.
Towards the end I appreciate more and more how it’s rather smooth, almost slightly creamy. Kind of has a sweet almond thing going once tepid.
General notes, not comparing just these two but for the whole day’s darjeeling-a-thon (I compared two Thurbo 1st flushes and later two Thurbo 2nd flushes and then moved on to the Margaret’s Hopes):
In general, at first while piping hot both of these seem gentler in terms of “darjeeling characteristics” than the 2nd flush Thurbo I liked best among all the Thurbos (1st and 2nd flushes). It would probably be a good idea at some point to compare the White Delight with my favored 1st flush Thurbo from earlier and decide which I like best—I have a feeling it’d be the Thurbo.
I can only offer an educated guess for this tasting note since, in my haste for tea, I used this sample at 1tsp/cup instead of the recommended 2tsp/cup-3tsp/cup. The result was a thin pot of Darjeeling, but one that showed the tease of a fine Darjeeling muscat backed by the slightest hint of sweetness. I look forward to making a proper pot of this and giving it a proper review!
