I loved the Castleton you sourced and I expect this tea to also be fantastic. I trust your judgements and I hope some day you find first flush and autumnal worthy of stocking!
Love the Castleton Muscatel that I got from Mei Leaf a while back, just had a session today. Was excited to see this in my feed, but it is 10 months old. Might we be seeing some more muscatel soon?
I am a Chinese/Taiwanese tea fan, and recently entered the world of south-asian teas. I tried going for darjeelings and I experienced a similar experience as you Don, although there were so exceptionals DJs in there. Howevere to me, nepalese teas as just BETTER - they are more interesting. Please stock Nepalese next :D
@@hemkeshyeole4630 hey. I Recommend the following estates; Jun chyabari, guranse, Arya Tara, Kalapani. Still haven't gotten any bad orthodox teas from nepal in general.
I would like to say something,Don. I can only drink with my eyes right now,but I am inspired to quote,seeing that golden brown. The Stranglers. “Golden Brown,texture like Sun. Golden Brown,in my mind,she runs. All through the night. Never a fight. Never a frown,with Golden Brown…”
I've tried a lot of Darjeeling over the years Don, but honestly I always find it so one-dimensional as a tea Always been very flat and dull as a tea - The kind of tea a "builder's brew" drinker would think is fancy Having said, the picking and processing on that tea looks fantastic
Actually I find Darjeeling teas the easiest and cheapest way into good tea if you are sourcing locally, plus they are often from a single estate. Even Darjeeling teas cheaper than 10 EUR/100 g can surprise you. Having said that, I have also tried batches from Castleton and Margaret Hope gardens that could only be described as builder's brew.
It’s a very tricky and hard subject to tackle, most people would just complain that you’re trying to shill or lie. It’s just healthy, unless you have a caffeine issue, simple as that.
