Tea: Darjeeling
A Darjeeling Black Tea from Meßmer (Messmer)
| Brand: | Meßmer (Messmer) |
| Style: | Darjeeling Black Tea |
| Region: | Darjeeling, India |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Teabag |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
| Product page: | Darjeeling |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1448 teas reviewed
✓ 66 of Darjeeling Black Tea
✓ 496 of Black Tea
✓ 4 of Meßmer (Messmer)
✓ 78 from Darjeeling, India
✓ 206 from India
Review of Darjeeling
October 26th, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 7 of 10 | 3 of 5 | 4 of 5 | 70 of 100 |
| Very Good | Fair | Good Value |
Served with breakfast at City Herberge, Dresden. A middle-of-the-road Darjeeling tea bag, not very complex, but recognizable as a Darjeeling, and a couple steps up from a typical black tea (definitely far ahead of Meßmer's regular black tea (Klassik), which did not impress me.
Light-bodied for a black tea, dark amber colored, medium-bodied but moderately astringent. Aroma suggests rice, a hint of the muscatel grape fruitiness, and some more generic black tea notes.
Pleasant and enjoyable.
Hard to comment on the price--looks like it's out of stock even on the German Amazon, which is the only place I know of that sells it. Looking at some out-of-date sites and comparing to other Meßmer teas I saw for sale in supermarkets, I think this is pretty reasonably priced and offers good value for a tea bag.
