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Tea Classics: Assam 2nd Flush

by Jason on August 31, 2009

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IMG_0002Part VIII of X in a series on classic teas you need to taste

Origin: Assam region of India, multiple estates

Harvest: June to September

Dry leaves:

  • Bistre, with golden to maize colored tips
  • Twisted, wiry leaves
  • Aromas include peach, grape and light cocoa.

Wet leaves:

  • Brown to russet leaf color
  • Smells consistent with dry leaf
  • Opened leaf sections

Liquor:

  • Dark mahogany color
  • Strong briskness
  • Light aromas of peach, grape, or faint mango

Assams have a reputation of being some of the briskest black teas available. This low-grown tea of northwestern India comes from one of the most productive tea regions in the world. It is either hot or wet in Assam, and many times both. The tea plants respond well to the conducive conditions.

Much of the tea harvested there is processed through the CTC (crush, tear, curl) method to become bag tea or the base ingredient for chai. Of those Assams that are exported, you will find a few labelled as first or second flush. Second flushes characteristically offer stronger fruit notes. The hot climate facilitates the relative speed with which Assams can be processed, bringing out the heavy briskness characteristic of this tea.

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Tea Classics: Darjeeling 2nd Flush

July 27, 2009

Part IV of X in a series on classic teas you need to taste Origin: Darjeeling, India, roughly 7,000 feet above sea level Dry leaves: Burnt sienna, olive greens, and dark-toasted browns Fragrances akin to muscatel and rose oil Wet leaves: Rose and grape notes continue. Cooked peach and apricot can also be present. I [...]

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Review 56: Adagio’s Darjeeling #2

May 14, 2009

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Review 27: Rishi’s Darjeeling 2nd Flush Muscatel

March 5, 2009

. Tea: Rishi Darjeeling 2nd Flush Muscatel Price (as of post): 1 oz= $7.50 Score: 92 See the video for more . Click on either image below to go to Rishi’s product page.

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