Justin Holmes > wrote:
>I got the basic darjeeling sampler from Upton a while back, had a few
>cups of each, and was kind of unimpressed. I just went back to it
>yesterday, and the Aray Organic Second flush was just amazing. Natural
>sweetness, a wide variety of flavors. I can only guess that Darjeeling
>is especially sensitive to amount, water temp, and steep time.

This is pretty true of any delicate tea. It's true that it's not always
easy to bring out the best in a tea, but with a little tinkering and a
little care you can often find something good in even cheap teas too.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."