Glenburn Darjeeling Autumn Crescendo

According to our friends at Glenburn:

Glenburn Tea Estate in Darjeeling is where the magnificent peaks of the third highest mountain in the world, Mount Kanchenjunga, ascends over the tea bushes of Glenburn, - a name that literally means what this 750 hectare estate is - A River Valley. Here in the hills of Darjeeling, tea rises out of the magical landscape imbibing the essence of the eternal Himalayas. In the peace and tranquility of Glenburn a flourishing community of people and tea bushes thrive together as they have done for the past 150 years.

Made in early November from our select clonal fields, our autumn Darjeeling tea has a rich copper glow, mirroring the evening sun on the snows of Mount Kanchenjunga in the shadows of which this tea is grown. It is full bodied and mellow, and has a delicate flowery bouquet with a long finish. The tea bushes give us one grand finale at the end of the harvesting year and the taste lingers like a beautiful symphony that carries you into the next season.

To taste the tea is full-bodied and rounded with a smooth mouthfeel and notes of sweet berry fruit. The dry leaf is even-sized, neat looking dark-brown and copper, with some yellow tips. The wet leaf aroma is fruity, woody and mellow. The liquor is a dark, rich amber colour.

Each cup should contain 2.5g of tea and 200ml of water brewed at 90°C - 100°C for 3-4 minutes.