Tea: Darjeeling de Triomphe Black Tea
A Darjeeling First Flush from Teavana
This tea has been retired/discontinued.
| Brand: | Teavana |
| Style: | Darjeeling First Flush |
| Region: | Darjeeling, India |
| Caffeine: | Caffeinated |
| Loose? | Loose |
| # Ratings: | 3 View All |
Reviewer: Brytta Sóþword
✓ 333 teas reviewed
✓ 4 of Darjeeling First Flush
✓ 7 of Darjeeling Black Tea
✓ 19 of Teavana
✓ 8 from Darjeeling, India
✓ 16 from India
Review of Darjeeling de Triomphe Black Tea
February 27th, 2018
| Aroma | Flavor | Value | Total |
| 9 of 10 | 5 of 5 | 3 of 5 | 87 of 100 |
| Superb | Excellent | Reasonable |
I will likely revise this review after a few more times trying this tea. It seems high quality with a grassy quality, but I can’t decide how I feel about the bitter undertones. I generally am not a fan of bitter teas. To be fair, it might be a fault of my brewing. I do overall enjoy this tea, though, so long as it is drunk before it cools.
Update: Keeping the steep time short really helps this tea. A little honey goes well with it, too.
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Comments:
 | ConradKay wrote: on February 28th, 2018 |
Usually, a First Flush Darjeeling should be steeped below boiling somewhere around 185 Fahrenheit, I would try that and use the lower end of the recommended steep time and see if there are any more bitter qualities.
 | Brytta Sóþword wrote: on February 28th, 2018 |
I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks!
