white darjeeling
by adagio teas
(13 reviews)
White tea from the Darjeeling region of India. A rare treat from the Rohini estate, nestled along the picturesque slopes of the Himalayas. Similar in appearance to the White Peony tea of China, the Darjeeling version is equally sublime. This early spring tea offers young leaves and delicate unopened buds. Dry leaf aroma is crisp with hints of fruit and floral. The cup offers hypnotic honeysuckle and apricot blossom notes. Steep at 195°F for 3-5 minutes
Recent reviews
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Julie W
A lovely tea, but just a bit too light for me. I like blending this tea with other teas (like black teas) to lighten the taste a bit and add a more complex taste.
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Janet Ross
This tea doesn’t look or taste like a white tea. It has a light brown liquor and tastes like a subdued Darjeeling with notes of honeysuckle. I really enjoyed tasting it.
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Sharon McConnell
This is one of the more robust white teas that I have tried. I usually find them weak and watery. If you are on the edge and want a white tea with a little more flavor, then try this one.
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Max Sugerman
I have never had a tea like this, its aroma is very floral but its slightly robust
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Casey Covel
I think I over-steeped it, which will definitely impact my review rating. It's earthy, almost like a green tea with a light fruity aftertaste, but mine came out too bitter to be fully enjoyable. I'll have to try another sample to get the steep time just right!
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Cassandra Guild
I followed the steeping instructions (3min at 190F), but I feel like maybe I should have steeped it less because this tea tasted very astringent. It wasn't my cup of tea, I guess.
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Cameron Kilchrist
This tea is as delicate as the heavy butteriness will allow. It's rich and luxurious, coating the tongue and throat with every sip. It's sweet, a little floral, and goes down incredibly easy.
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Lilly Tryon
Delicate white tea with complex flavors that change with each infusion (3-4). I steep 2 g of tea in 8 oz of 190°F water x 3 minutes. The tea is good without sweetner, but a drop of honey is nice, too.
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Sleepy Greyhound
Nice flavor for a white tea. Very faint floral aromas that improved as the cup cooled. Dry, astringent finish.
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shesallthat
It is to my knowledge that white teas should be brewed for a minute due to their fragility. This tea was very astringent no matter how much sugar was added and no floral notes were detected at all.
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Faith Pippenger
Soft and sweet. This tea goes down smoothly and has you coming back for a second steep.
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Michael Lewis
Absolutely one of my favorite white teas in my collection! Wonderful crisp taste and aroma. Higher priced than many teas (whites tend to be higher-priced in general, in my experience), so I buy sparingly. Definitely experimenting with number of steeps so I can get as much flavor out of the amount of leaf I have left!