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Tea Information:

Leaf Type: Black

Tea Description:

From the high Himalayas of North India, Darjeeling tea is grown more than 6,000 feet above sea level, where a cooler temperature promotes slow plant growth. This altitude gives the smaller leaves greater flavor and aroma. Tea of this quality is hand-picked once a year from the early summer flush, so supply is always limited. Our selection hints of delicate fruit overtones with each sip. We’re sure those who enjoy a superior Darjeeling will find the stimulating taste, bright color and rich body of this tea a true delight.

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

As I do with every tea that I sample, I opened the package and took a deep whiff of the tea … this tea smells of earth, wood and even a hint of cocoa. I don’t usually detect chocolate-y notes from a Darjeeling, so that alone got me very excited to taste this tea. Not that I wasn’t excited to try it before that – I’m almost always happy to try a new tea, although some teas elicit more excitement than others. Darjeeling teas tend to inspire a fair amount of enthusiasm, but this rare combination of cocoa notes plus Darjeeling tea rendered an above average amount of zeal.

Wow! This tea certainly was worth the enthusiasm I experienced. It is one of the nicest Darjeeling teas I’ve tasted in some time. The flavor has much of what I might expect from a Darjeeling: crisp, fruity notes that seem to almost sparkle on the tongue with a hint of muscatel and woodsy notes. It tastes light, although it seems to have a bit more body than some of the lighter (greener) Darjeeling teas I’ve encountered.

The cocoa notes are there too! They are much more discreet than in the aroma, but, I taste just a hint of dark chocolate-y goodness in the background. As I continue to sip, I find that the flavor becomes richer and the body becomes fuller, developing into what I might almost consider a full-bodied tea. Not quite… but almost.

This is really an inspired cup of Darjeeling. Absolutely unique, and definitely worth trying, especially for those who are fond of Darjeeling. This one is different, but with this tea especially, I’d say that different is good!

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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!

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