Hi Dean,

>I don't find most Darjeelings to have a pronounced "nose", like Ti Guan Yin
>and Baozhong oolongs. Darjeelings seem to concentrate their essence on the
>palate,

Yes, but why is that? And why does is seems to be the same with green
tea as it is with black (darjeeling)?

>similar flavor and intensity profile to the first. I usually steep BOP
>styles 3 minutes, but shorten it to 2-2.5 minutes if I want to get a second
>steep from a bold leaf.

You mean _black_ BOP? Never tried a 2nd steep though I heard the
stories about britisch grannies drying their used tea bags and
re-using them. Their grandchildren are not so fond of that technique
;o)

Regards
Ralf