Darjeeling 2012
Two fresh 2012 first flush Darjeelings, and a thought about climate change.
Tag Archives: Darjeeling
Wine and tea (2)
Wine and tea: they actually have a lot in common. In the second installment of this seminal article I look at the production process of wine and tea and how possibly they can be similar.
Moving tea
The logistic challenges of moving a tea collection.
2011 1st flush Darjeeling (cont’d)
8 first flush Darjeelings on the tea table. Some exciting teas, though 2011 seems coarser and chunkier than 2010 for first flush.
2011 Risheehat Exotic Spring
Let the first flush games begin. I taste my first 2011 Darjeeling.
2010 Castleton Moonlight
I continue to drink quite a bit of Darjeeling teas at the moment, at the expense of almost any other black tea. The freshness and juiciness of 2010 Darj first […]
2010 Puttabong Organic Queen
At the moment I am enjoying a few 2010 first flush Darjeelings. It’s the tea that feels most ‘in season’ to me; its fruitiness, juiciness and refreshing citrus tang matching […]
2009 Darjeelings (6): Autumn flush
As the first 2010 flush for Darjeeling tea is approaching, it seems fitting to summarise my feelings about 2009’s last, autumn flush. Autumn Darjeeling tea rarely gets any hype, and […]
2009 Darjeelings (5): Makaibari
Makaibari is one of Darjeeling’s leading tea estates. Biodynamic farming is practiced here, an absolute rarity in Asia. I taste four 2009 teas, including two less-than-successful greens.
2009 Darjeelings (4): Giddapahar & Okayti
The leaves are dead… Long live the leaves! More 2009 Darjeeling on the tasting table today. Two releases from the high-perched Giddapahar estate renowned for its highly aromatic teas. The […]
