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Tea Review 374: Darjeeling Tea Xpress 1st Flush Giddapahar

by Jason on September 15, 2011

in 92-95,black,darjeeling

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Comment: a bit smoother and mellower than some other 1st flushes out there
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Origin: Giddapahar Estate, Darjeeling, India
Harvest: 1st flush, 9th lot, 2011
Score: 92
Price (as of post): 10g sample = $4
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Tasting Comparison: Darjeeling 1st Flush

by Jason on September 9, 2011

in black,darjeeling

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Comment: are the differences here more about estate or processing? The scales tip toward processing.

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Tea Review 372: Wendell’s 1st Flush Dj Singbulli Estate

by Jason on September 2, 2011

in 90-91,black,darjeeling

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Comment: the astringent bite is the right amount to balance with the intensity of aroma
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Origin: Singbulli Estate, Darjeeling, India
Harvest: 1st Flush
Score: 90
Price (as of post): 4 oz = $21.50
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Tea Review 303: Canton Teas’ Dj 1st Flush Giddapahar

December 29, 2010

. Comment: more bite and astringency for a little extra punch in this 1st flush. 15% off  by using the promo code LEAF. . Origin: Giddapahar Estate, Darjeeling, India Harvest: Spring 2010 Score: 88 Price (as of post): 10g sample = $2.25 . Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog [...]

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Tea Review 251: Safa Himalaya’s Himalayan Spring 1st Flush

August 26, 2010

Note: elements in tempo- a well orchestrated darjeeling . Score = 91 Price (as of post): 55g = $17.50 CAD . Compare teas with others on the Scoresheet. Walker Tea Review- a tea blog with tea reviews and tea tastings. Operated by Jason Walker. Sample provided by Safa Himalaya. Subscribe in a reader or by [...]

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What your tea is doing right now- Spring

March 12, 2010

Do you know where your tea is right now? Several spring teas are in the pluckers’ hands as you read this. Others are sitting in withering troughs, or being contorted into their familiar shapes by the hands of master tea makers. For example, some Long Jing harvests are already under way. Mao feng, bi luo [...]

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Tasting Review 102: Adagio’s Nepal 1st Flush

September 1, 2009

WTR online tea tastings Develop your tea appreciation skills Interact with the tasting community Try new teas Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages for more. Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Price (as of post): sample = $4 Buy [...]

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Tasting Review 100: SpecialTea’s 100 Risheehat 1F

August 26, 2009

WTR online tea tastings Develop your tea appreciation skills Interact with the tasting community Try new teas Go to the Future Episodes and How To Taste pages for more. Click the vid to watch. Click on the dots (on the video timeline) to jump to a scene: Price (as of post): 0.5 oz = $5 [...]

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Review 63: Adagio’s Ooooh Darjeeling

June 2, 2009

Click the vid to watch: Price (as of post): sample= $5 Score: 85 Buy Ooooh Darjeeling Compare this tea with other reviews on the Score Sheet Advance order- join us for future tastings and share your experience Click on either image below to go to Adagio’s Ooooh Darjeeling

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Review 39: Tavalon’s Darjeeling 1st

April 2, 2009

Click the vid to watch: Price (as of post): 1.4oz= $5.50 Score: 90 Buy Tavalon | Black Tea | Darjeeling 1st Compare this tea with other reviews on the Score Sheet Click on either image below to go to Tavalon‘s product page:

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