I’ve actually had this tea a few times now, and I wanted to hold off on making a tasting note for it because somehow, I seem to get a drastically different cup each time I prepare it. Granted, the other day I used water that was far too tepid, and the resulting sludge was its own disaster, but even still: I don’t seem to be able to get a perfect cup of this every time. I tend to prefer that my breakfast teas be relatively easy on me, since I can’t really account for the type of mood I’ll be in on any given morning. I can say with certainty that this tea has potential, and that it does indeed have the distinctive dryness of a good Darjeeling. I think what I’m missing here is that appley woody mouth feel I so easily got from the biodynamic Darjeeling from art of tea. Their batch of that particular harvest had run out though, so I don’t even know that I’ll ever really get to taste it again. Like I said, I’m definitely going to continue playing around with it, as I do taste potential here—it may simply be a matter of figuring out what my particular magical steep is going to be. For those of you who really enjoy Darjeeling’s, what are your favourites? I’ve only had first flush so far, but I like what I’ve tried and would be interested in trying more.
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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.
As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!
Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.
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Ontario, Canada
