Sunday, June 24, 2012

Castleton in between Harvest Darjeeling

Castleton is one of the old gardens/tea estates in Darjeeling, India.  'In between' is harvested between first-flush and second-flush teas, around the end of April. 

Darjeeling

Type:  Black Tea     Producing Country: India      Preparation:  95°C 4 Min

Dry Leaf:  The dark green leaves are floral and dried-fruity. They also have a hint of hays.
Wet Leaf:  The leaves smell floral and muscatel. 
Liquor:      The amber tea is floral, muscatel, smooth but slightly astringent.  It seems to have the characters of first flush and second flush Darjeeling.  It is delicious with milk.

Tee Score: 4 out of 5

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