Organic Darjeeling from Hampstead Tea

by liberteas

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Black

Where to Buy:  Hampstead Tea

Product Description:

Our signature, award-winning black tea from the Makaibari Estate in Darjeeling, India. A light, afternoon tea with muscatel and fruit tones.

Ingredients: Fairtrade black tea

Taster’s Review:

This is a really flavorful Darjeeling – and it’s a bagged tea!

Yes, I prefer loose leaf.  But I have learned that not all bagged teas are inferior. This Darjeeling is a perfect example.  Hampstead Tea is dedicated to providing only the finest quality teas, and they choose to package their teas with the same care that they use when selecting their organic, fair trade teas.

This Darjeeling offers a light, crisp muscatel flavor that seems to sparkle on the palate.  It tastes of fruit and finishes dry and astringent, like a fine wine.  The aftertaste is sweet and tastes like a sweet-tart currant.

The lightness of this tea makes it an ideal afternoon tea.  I prefer it straight with no additions, but a little honey or agave nectar might be alright.  Just don’t overdo it, or you might ruin the gentle sweetness that this tea already possesses.  I wouldn’t recommend adding milk, I think it would overwhelm the delicious complexity of this tea.

It is easy to see why this Makaibari Estate Darjeeling is an award winner.  It is an absolutely delightful Darjeeling.

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

This post was posted in Black Tea, Darjeeling

2 thoughts on “Organic Darjeeling from Hampstead Tea”

  1. I completely agree with you here. If you insist on using bagged tea, this is an excellent one to drink.

    They have the same tea in loose-leaf packages, as well. It’s really tasty and a tea I recommend to people who’re new to Darjeeling.

    Nice review.

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