Every once in a while, my taste buds grow weary of the flavored black teas I usually sip and beg for something different. So this week, I looked through the teas on my tea rack and found a sample I hadn't yet tried, some Giddapahar Muscatel black tea from Darjeeling, India.
This tea was a sample I received from Golden Tips, and I have thoroughly enjoyed their teas that I've tried. When I opened the packet, this one had that nice scent of wood shavings I have come to associate with the freshest teas. The leaves ranged from black to golden brown.
When I steeped them, I detected a musk type of scent, the sort of thing I find in some women's cologne (and usually do not like). But I was intrigued, and when I sipped the tea, it had a rich, full flavor, almost perfume-like but yet subtle, and I very much enjoyed the copper-colored liquid with its notes of musk. It was nice to sip a single estate tea for a change, and this one from Darjeeling gets two thumbs up!
This looks like one I would enjoy!
ReplyDeleteFrom your excellent description, I believe that I would like this, too. I am going to look up the Golden Tips company. Thank you for the review.
ReplyDeleteSounds good to me. My taste buds are beginning to return
ReplyDeleteand I could go for something like this for a morning tea.
A perfect evening in NJ for a spot of tea! Snowing......just expect a little but maybe a bunch more on the weekend. Love being stranded at home cozy and enjoying tea - thanks for your recommendation!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a nice tea.
ReplyDeleteInteresting...I am allergic to musk, so that would put me off...but maybe not in tea! Back from break with a feeling-better-Honey!
ReplyDeleteRuth