Tea: Fine Aromatic Darjeeling
A Darjeeling Black Tea from Pure Tea Selection
| Brand: | Pure Tea Selection |
| Style: | Darjeeling Black Tea |
| Region: | Darjeeling, India |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Sachet |
| # Ratings: | 1 View All |
Reviewer: Alex Zorach
✓ 1453 teas reviewed
✓ 66 of Darjeeling Black Tea
✓ 501 of Black Tea
✓ 3 of Pure Tea Selection
✓ 78 from Darjeeling, India
✓ 209 from India
Review of Fine Aromatic Darjeeling
October 26th, 2014
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 8 of 10 | 5 of 5 | 5 of 5 | 87 of 100 |
| Excellent | Excellent | Outstanding |
Served with breakfast at the Hotel Alt-Görlitz in Görlitz, Germany, an exquisite breakfast, I might add, and this top-notch tea was an excellent addition to it, on par with the rest of the food served there.
A high-quality sachet, filled with large pieces of relatively high-grade tea. Aroma is strongly fruity, of muscatel grape. Light-bodied. I had the opportunity to brew this tea in a glass teacup, and it was very light in color, like most first flush. Very smooth flavor, just enough astringency to give a pleasant finish.
The tea bag was also printed with a production date (June 6th, 2014) and expiration date, an excellent feature. This tea was incredibly fresh, less than four months after production, and it shows.
A contender for the best cup of tea I drank during my time in Germany, and on par with a lot of loose-leaf. Looking up the price of these, it's pretty reasonable--under 5 Euro per box of 25 sachets, cheaper wholesale. This is a great price, especially given the higher prices of tea overall in Germany, and that this is one of the best Darjeelings I've tried in a tea bag.
