Castleton Darjeeling

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Rating

69 / 100

Calculated from 3 Ratings
Tea type
Black Tea
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Ingredients
Black Tea
Flavors
Muscatel, Malt
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
Medium
Certification
Not available
Typical Preparation
Use 8 oz / 236 ml of water
Set water temperature to 205 °F / 96 °C
Steep for 3 min, 45 sec
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3 Tasting Notes View all

“I tend to prefer rich, full-bodied, malty black teas that hold up well to milk. That being the case, I wasn’t the biggest fan of this one. It had a sharp muscatel taste and quite a bit of astringency.” Read full tasting note
“This is pretty good, but I am finding that darjeelings might just not be my jam in general. It is malty and a little bit astringent, which many people like, but I don’t care a ton for. Definitely...” Read full tasting note
“Another delicious tea from the Great British Tea Store. I’ve never tried a Darjeeling before and I surprisingly like it. I don’t enjoy it as much as the Irish Breakfast Cream, but it’s still...” Read full tasting note

Description

A premium 2nd flush Darjeeling from the renowned Castleton Tea Estate in India. 2nd flush Darjeelings give a full bodied, complex taste and in our Castleton Darjeeling you will find the much sought after and elusive muscatel taste.

This Darjeelings tea grade is F.T.G.F.O.P (finest tippy golden flowery orange pekoe) guaranteeing it is one of the highest quality teas produced on the estate.

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