Whilst subtlety is not what comes first to your mind when you begin sipping, you cannot help but wonder about subtlety of the principles that allow the embodiment of boldness and strength without it being arrogant. And if you interrupt that thought by sipping away on this tea, which you will, you’ll find that the debate of contrast has served its purpose and settled you into a very pleasant awareness – one where you find yourself ‘Present’ with this tea. Very much like knowing you’re in ‘Good Company’.
Risking under appreciation and offence, it’s an uncomplicated tea but nevertheless purposeful with unmediated intentions – one that you cannot help but acknowledge appropriately and wonder if there’s more to it. But pretty soon you once again lean back into that pleasant awareness of yourself and sip away.
This second inclusion in the PRIVATE RESERVE (and yes there’s a story behind why it’s Lot III and not II), plucked in the month of May 2023, when the leaves tend to mature with most flavors, is a Darjeeling 2nd Flush made from the finest AV2 plucking with abundant golden buds.
This is a heavy tea with prominent Maltiness -Muscatel- Cocoa Citrus – Ripe fruits – Sweet- with almost no astringency.
It’s a purposeful balance of aroma and flavor, both complementary yet in a constant tussle to dominate. The LOT-III is the quintessential Darjeeling tea that can easily be brewed 3 times!!
Brewing instruction
2.5 Gms of tea with 200ml of water at 90 for 4 minutes
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