This is the feed of all reviews of Darjeeling Autumnal Flush on RateTea.http://ratetea.com/style/darjeeling-autumnal/84/http://ratetea.com/review/7030/http://ratetea.com/review/7030/Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:49:25 ESTThe aroma is appealing, with a hint of fruit (peaches or apple). The liquor is a medium brown with a slight red. The flavor is wonderful, with a slight sweet after taste. This tea would be a great all day sip. I have just started exploring Darjeeling, very happy with this purchase.http://ratetea.com/review/4639/http://ratetea.com/review/4639/Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:56:06 ESTThis tea is subtly different from other Darjeelings. The leaf is big and looks more like a Wuyi oolong than anything from Darjeeling. The aroma is rich and deep, notes of caramel and malt, a hint of the characteristic fruity/floral/vegetal notes, more typical for an autumnal flush Darjeeling. Upon pouring the water, an interesting pungent note came out that I didn't notice at all in the dry leaf, reminding me of the Seeyok autumnal flush from Udyan tea that I recently sampled and reviewed. It's both ...http://ratetea.com/review/4612/http://ratetea.com/review/4612/Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:57:52 ESTI liked this tea, but I would not describe it as "thunder"; it's too mellow. Following the rumbling sound analogy, it would be more like "a natural-gas-powered bus goes by", but I guess that doesn't sound quite as sexy. Dry leaf has a strong aroma, mostly nutty, suggesting sweetness. The aroma suggests warmth. Upon brewing, though, the tea takes on a slightly more cooling character, with a balance of warming and cooling qualities. Aroma is nutty and also resembles autumn leaves with a hint of cara...http://ratetea.com/review/4610/http://ratetea.com/review/4610/Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:36:55 ESTThis was a dark, rich, smooth, and naturally sweet tea with a mysterious pungent aroma, which changed its character a lot resteeping. Dry leaf is a fairly uniform brown, and has a strong and intriguing aroma, malty and suggesting sweetness, but very fresh and light. As I pour the water, immediately a strong fruity smell, mostly suggesting grapes, emerges. There is a pungent, almost skunky note, which is not unpleasant, and is hard to describe. Unlike most Darjeelings, the grape aroma resembles conc...http://ratetea.com/review/4583/http://ratetea.com/review/4583/Sun, 03 Jan 2016 10:25:41 ESTWow. Udyan tea recently sent me some samples, and they are of impressive quality. This is the first sample I'm reviewing, and only the second tea I've ever tried from Castleton estate. It got my attention immediately as a top-quality tea. The dry leaf of this tea is explosively aromatic and the aroma is extraordinarily fresh, strong, and complex. At first it smells like a Darjeeling, with strong fruity and floral qualities, but this quick falls into the background behind a spicy and malty aroma that ...http://ratetea.com/review/4198/http://ratetea.com/review/4198/Tue, 10 Feb 2015 17:57:08 ESTThis second-flush Darjeeling was very different from the other one from Jungpana estate, that I just tried from this same company. I prepared them the same ways. I didn't like this tea as much, but it was still good. The dry leaf is not quite as intensely aromatic, but has a fascinating aroma with a fleeting wintergreen note and a hint of malt. Upon brewing, the cup takes on a subdued quality reminding me of cool, clean stone in a forest. The cup has a strong cooling quality, more so than most aut...http://ratetea.com/review/4197/http://ratetea.com/review/4197/Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:49:41 ESTExcellent! Probably the maltiest Darjeeling tea I've ever tried, yet smoother and without the tannic edge of an Assam. Otherwise, typical for an autumnal flush. Dry leaf has a rich, caramelly aroma, fruit, malty for a Darjeeling, and suggesting sweetness. Upon brewing produces a cup with a rich fruity aroma, somewhere between raisins and fresh grapes, and caramel notes. The flavor is very rounded: there's not much bite up front, but it's bold, slightly bitter, in a soft way, and with considerable ...http://ratetea.com/review/3890/http://ratetea.com/review/3890/Thu, 23 Oct 2014 22:25:53 ESTThe aroma of the dry leaves is sweet and muscatel, it reminds me a little of white wine and scuppernongs, with a rich undertone of sweet potatoes and roasted peanuts. I think spending time in the South is having an effect on my nose, those are such Southern foods! Regardless of my nose's current influence, the smells is quite good and of course sweet. This is a Darjeeling to sip while lounging somewhere you can peacefully contemplate something, be it the tea you are sipping or your surroundings, or just...http://ratetea.com/review/3558/http://ratetea.com/review/3558/Sun, 29 Jun 2014 00:33:39 ESTThe aroma is sweet and muscatel, with a bit of a sharp leafy aroma, similar to that of grape leaves and oak wood. It is mild and pleasant, an enjoyable sniff that is reminiscent of nature and plants and a slight sweet finish of raisins. The taste of this tea is deliciously mild and muscatel with notes of freshly mown hay and new vegetation. This fades to a rich, brisk, oak wood taste that really wakes up the mouth (and the me.) After this burst of wood it fades to a honey sweet raisin that that lingers ...http://ratetea.com/review/1953/http://ratetea.com/review/1953/Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:43:37 ESTI tend to love everything that comes out of Makaibari estate, and this tea is no exception. I still think I prefer their first flush and long-leaf greens, but this was another very good tea, and people who like darker black teas might actually prefer this one. A fairly complex Darjeeling. Powerful grape-like aroma, strongly fruity, yet with some brisk undertones as well. Light character but still packs a punch. Moderate bitterness, more than I'd expect for a tea with this aroma. Little astringency ...http://ratetea.com/review/1081/http://ratetea.com/review/1081/Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:54:28 ESTI listed value as only a 3 because you either have to order $60 worth of tea for free shipping or pay a very large shipping cost directly from India. Aside from that, this is such a good tea. It is the first one I have had from Darjeeling that smells like toasted peanuts. It tastes nutty and earthy and toasty. Not at all the usual muscatel. It really is a delightfully different full-bodied, full-flavored tea. You can even have a spot of cream in it. If you are already ordering fro Thunderbolt, try so...http://ratetea.com/review/995/http://ratetea.com/review/995/Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:44:05 ESTThe liquor has a beautiful floral aroma with that sweet darjeeling muscatel scent. In taste, it is not as delicate as a first flush. It is bold, but without much of the floral notes that 2nd flushes usually have. It does have the soft mouthfeel described by the vendor, but I did not detect any woody notes. The tea is a lovely golden, coppery color. It is lovely to look at, and a pleasant tea to sip! The muscatel lingers on the tongue a long time after the tea is gonehttp://ratetea.com/review/978/http://ratetea.com/review/978/Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:40:36 ESTThe tea produces a nice golden cup. It has a strong astringent taste, and of course the muscatel that I've grown to love from Darjeelings. While it has the distinctive Darjeeling aroma, it does not have any delicate floral notes. the leaves are nice and large, and you don't need much to get a dark full bodied cup. The leaves are slightly lighter than a second flush darjeeling, which I thought was interesting. It is a descent cup of tea, especially on a chilly day. http://ratetea.com/review/891/http://ratetea.com/review/891/Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:39:54 ESTOn its own, this is a kind of ho-hum tea, tastingkind of woody and over-roasted, without any grapiness to speak of. However, I added some cream to it and that rounded out all the rough edges and made it sweeter and good enough to have 3 cups in a row. http://ratetea.com/review/692/http://ratetea.com/review/692/Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:10:13 ESTvery fruity indeed; it's one of the most naturally fruity teas i've tried. very pleasant flavor. not a lot of bitterness. definitely a tea i return to frequently.http://ratetea.com/review/331/http://ratetea.com/review/331/Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:42:47 ESTLike the other teas I've tried from Fresh Darjeeling tea, this is totally unlike any other black tea I've ever tried. Aroma very complex...malty, and much more vegetal than most black teas, and with some savory qualities, a hint of smokiness. Reminds me of a tippy assam more than any other Darjeeling I've tried. I detected only a hint of fruitiness in the initial aroma, but none upon drinking the tea, in contrast to the commercial description. The flavor is smooth, with almost a hint of saltiness. V...