149 Tasting Notes
This is a very lovely tea. This might actually be one of the highest ratings I’ve ever given!
Lovely complexity of taste in a subtle shade. I’m very thankful I followed the brewing instructions as the almost clear liquor packs a distinctively flavorful kick. Really this is what green teas should taste like.
Vegetal notes with subtle floral. Its hard to distinguish between (I got bok choy and spring peas, as well as green bell peppers as it brewed longer, all with the sweetness of roasted chestnuts and faint gardenia/rose). Really this is an amazing tea.
My one concern was that the price was a little high, but if someone bought this for me…(hint hint), I would gladly accept. ;)
Okay, true confession, I bought this one because of the smell.
It smells exactly like those sugar peach rings you ate as a kid. The taste didn’t really match the aroma at all, which is probably where my rating comes in. Its an alright tea, just probably destined for ice-tea in my home.
Preparation
I really enjoyed this first flush darjeeling. Almost need to brew it like a a white or a green tea, to really unleash the full potential.
Fresh snow-peas with a sweetness that is lovely. Lacks any of the normal Darjeeling taste…but still nice.
My only problem is that it was not worth the cost!
Preparation
I’m not a massive fan of flavored teas….(or infusions), but this ones is actually pretty good. Its not over-powering, and it might not be that I am looking for complexity like I do in most un-flavored teas, but this was a tea drink that I could enjoy.
Preparation
**I’ve changed this review 4 times! gah! no more!
First off, Jun Chiyabari isn’t a David’s Tea exclusive.
Okay, that aside, I really like the Jun Chiyabari tea estate, or at least what I have tasted before. This one is very sub-par from what I am used to. Still good, but didn’t have the complexity that I’ve been tasting from the estate. Maybe David’s Tea just bought a bad batch? (Maybe that’s where the exclusivity comes in….because I really love the Jun Chiyabari garden).
It has this smokey tanned leather taste, with an aroma that just smells bitter, it does develop into a sweetness that reminds me of most Yunnan blacks. But this isn’t what I’m used to from Nepal? I don’t know. not my cup of tea is what it boils down to.
Preparation
Its not bad for a tea-bag tea, just be sure to not let it over-brew. I let mine steep for a little too much and its now got a soapy characteristic that is less desirable.
The Tie Guan Yin is a less oxidized one, though you wouldn’t be able to judge that from the color of the brew.
Preparation
Pretty mediocre Darjeeling. It might just have been the leaf grade, but I found really the only use for it was in ice tea. Pretty bitter and astringent (the astringency is actually why I believe it is a Darjeeling!). But I guess what else is there to expect from a BOP?
