Hi guys.
I recently bought a few items from a tea place mentioned on this
site.(it was not the spammed place or the place that prices were sky
high without cause) ANyway I received a 2nd flush 2006 sample that was
really good. Big sample , the tea I ordered was china special (forest
yunnan, sencha, tky )& an oolong from maka.. the 2006 2nd flush was
very good, so were the others I bought but I was very pleased especialy
since I dont ususally drink darj. I was on a journey guys you all know
how that can be and was happy with the tea. So has anyone else tried
2006 makabairi2nd flush? And what did you think of it.
Jenn

Jenn wrote:
> Hi guys.
> I recently bought a few items from a tea place mentioned on this
> site.(it was not the spammed place or the place that prices were sky
> high without cause) ANyway I received a 2nd flush 2006 sample that was
> really good. Big sample , the tea I ordered was china special (forest
> yunnan, sencha, tky )& an oolong from maka.. the 2006 2nd flush was
> very good, so were the others I bought but I was very pleased especialy
> since I dont ususally drink darj. I was on a journey guys you all know
> how that can be and was happy with the tea. So has anyone else tried
> 2006 makabairi2nd flush? And what did you think of it.
> Jenn

I actually normally only go for the second flush DJ's, I'm not much for
the 1st flushes unless it is a particularly noteworthy year... of which
we haven't seen lately nor looking good going forward. You can never go
wrong with Makaibari. I didn't purchase any 06 2nd flush for myself but
I did have some on two occasions and enjoyed it a lot. I wasn't really
into any of the TKY's I bought this year, so sencha, young hyson and
Pu-erh have been my standby's so far. Looks like you got a nice variety
to enjoy.

- Dominic

"Dominic T." > writes:

> [...]
> I actually normally only go for the second flush DJ's, I'm not much for
> the 1st flushes unless it is a particularly noteworthy year... of which
> we haven't seen lately nor looking good going forward. You can never go
> wrong with Makaibari.

Sorry to say this, but you can go wrong with Makaibari. When I was in
India last year, I saw - and tasted - some low-grade Makaibari tea
packaged under the Apoorva brand without any indication of when it was
harvested. I haven't seen this stuff for sale in the West, though.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Makaibari, ahh that brings up memories.
Just let´s remember that Makaibari is one of the largest DJ estates,
and as with ALL those other gardens [even the big names] the major part
of their harvested leaves isn´t really worth mentioning qualitywise
and ends up in name- and lifeless blends and -yuk-teabags.

BTW, the latest shipment still hasn´t made it here, so darjeelingwise
I happily indulge in this years wonderful Castleton 2nd Muscatel
(China) and one excellent Lingia 2nd Muscatel, as well as loads of
leftovers from late 2005 and early 2006.

Lewis Perin wrote:
> Sorry to say this, but you can go wrong with Makaibari. When I was in
> India last year, I saw - and tasted - some low-grade Makaibari tea
> packaged under the Apoorva brand without any indication of when it was
> harvested.

Lew, we had that Apoorva thing before. I remember you didn´t like
those broken leaves too much, me still thinks of it as a nice bold
breakfast tea, at least the fresher stuff I had the pleasure to drink
over the years.
One Makaibari I personally dislike is their steamed green, that one you
can get all over Darjeeling, wrapped in aluminized paper sporting
bright green stickers - IMO as boring as it gets.

Karsten [2006 Lingia FF in der Tasse]

writes:

> [...]
> Lewis Perin wrote:
> > Sorry to say this, but you can go wrong with Makaibari. When I was in
> > India last year, I saw - and tasted - some low-grade Makaibari tea
> > packaged under the Apoorva brand without any indication of when it was
> > harvested.
>
> Lew, we had that Apoorva thing before. I remember you didn´t like
> those broken leaves too much, me still thinks of it as a nice bold
> breakfast tea, at least the fresher stuff I had the pleasure to drink
> over the years.

Hey, Karsten, it's great to hear your voice again!

A few weeks ago I sat in Assam bar by the Frauenkirche in München
drinking Castleton 2006 FF. (If I remember correctly, that isn't
exactly your part of the country, but...)

About the Apoorva: Sure goodness is a judgment for the mouth to make,
but anyone who drinks the stuff expecting something like a Makaibari
year-stamped FF or 2F is going to be ... surprised?

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Lewis Perin wrote:
> About the Apoorva: Sure goodness is a judgment for the mouth to make,
> but anyone who drinks the stuff expecting something like a Makaibari
> year-stamped FF or 2F is going to be ... surprised?
>
> /Lew
> ---
> Lew Perin /
> http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

But the Apoorva is not labeled "Makaibari" which was my point, that is
why it is labled "Apoorva." As with anything, sure there can be
different grades and quality but on the whole I still can't see taking
Lipton or Tetley over even the fanings of Makaibari.

- Dominic

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> One Makaibari I personally dislike is their steamed green, that one you
> can get all over Darjeeling, wrapped in aluminized paper sporting
> bright green stickers - IMO as boring as it gets.

Hey Karsen,

I'ts interesting to me that a "steamed
green" is popular enough to sell" all over
Darjeeling." Boy, have things changed in
the world during the 40 years I was a sleep.
So real green tea has taking off there? (I
don't mean to imply that it is good green
tea.)

Still drinking the 1980's Ti Lo Han, which
holds up beautifully. Lovely tea, it is.

Michael

"Michael Plant" > wrote in message
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>
>> One Makaibari I personally dislike is their steamed green, that one you
>> can get all over Darjeeling, wrapped in aluminized paper sporting
>> bright green stickers - IMO as boring as it gets.
>
> Hey Karsen,
>
> I'ts interesting to me that a "steamed
> green" is popular enough to sell" all over
> Darjeeling." Boy, have things changed in
> the world during the 40 years I was a sleep.
> So real green tea has taking off there? (I
> don't mean to imply that it is good green
> tea.)
>
> Still drinking the 1980's Ti Lo Han, which
> holds up beautifully. Lovely tea, it is.

I, too, can't imagine anyone in India drinking green tea.
Except maybe expatriates who are re-locating back from the West..

I moved the other way back (From Calcutta to Ohio) and I am sticking to
black DJ's.
--
Aloke
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That's Karsten.
I'm sorry!
Shouldn't butcher people's names.
Michael

> Hey Karsen,
> I'ts interesting to me that a "steamed green" is popular enough to sell" all over
> Darjeeling." Boy, have things changed > in the world during the 40 years I was a
> sleep. So real green tea has taking off there? (I don't mean to imply that it
> is good green tea.)

Hey Michael,
IMO that´s directed towards tourists, indians and westerners, not the
locals. They´re married with chai.

Ti Lo Han, aahh. From the 80s ??? Mind describing it a bit. Did you
reroast the leaves ?
How did you store them ?

Karsten

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Jenn > wrote:
>Hi guys.
>I recently bought a few items from a tea place mentioned on this
>site.(it was not the spammed place or the place that prices were sky
>high without cause) ANyway I received a 2nd flush 2006 sample that was
>really good. Big sample , the tea I ordered was china special (forest
>yunnan, sencha, tky )& an oolong from maka.. the 2006 2nd flush was
>very good, so were the others I bought but I was very pleased especialy
>since I dont ususally drink darj. I was on a journey guys you all know
>how that can be and was happy with the tea. So has anyone else tried
>2006 makabairi2nd flush? And what did you think of it.

A friend sent me some, and it wasn't bad. I'm not a fan of the newer
style Darjeelings but I thought it had a nice scent to it, while being
more robust than typical of Darjeeling these days.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."