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We are once again
very proud and excited to offer this fantastic batch of tea from the world
famous Castleton Tea Estate of Darjeeling.
Castleton tea estate has mainly
“china” origin bushes and is worldwide famous for its classic Darjeeling teas,
their signature teas specially gets produced during the 2nd flush
harvest which are known to tea lovers worldwide as the Muscatel variety. Tea
Lovers around the world compare this muscatel character of Castleton Darjeeling
tea with Muscat wine or ripe Muscat grapes.
We are again very
lucky this year to get this peak time 2nd flush muscatel variety
from this estate. We were eagerly waiting for a batch of tea like this one and
I would also like to mention that the tea maker of this batch of tea has done a
spectacular job. After tasting and comparing several samples we can proudly say
that this is the finest lot of Muscatel variety that rolled out of this garden
this year.
We are sure every
tea lover who will try out this batch will simply fall in love with this batch
of tea!
The
Castleton Moonlight tea has earned its reputation among high quality Darjeeling
teas worldwide for its light cup and extremely fruity aroma. The name Moonlight
is given to the tea as the tea maker claims that this tea is picked during the
early hours of the morning when the dew drops are present on it for that extra
fine plucking of the tea leafs to manufacture this awesome tea.
The
batch we are offering this season is Castleton Moonlight DJ 91. This is a peak
season 2nd flush 2013 Darjeeling tea. This excellent batch of tea is
plucked from the finest quality young AV2 (Ambari Vegetal) clonal bushes which
are famous for its extremely delicious flavour and taste. This batch of tea is
plucked from the “Allay” section of the garden which has the best young clonal
bushes in this plantation. The “Allay” section of this garden stands at an
elevation of 4000 feet from the sea level. Also not to forget this awesome
batch of tea is manufactured by some of the finest tea makers of Darjeeling tea
industry. The Castleton Moonlight is high withered for the bright and bold look
in the dry leaf state. This also makes the cup lighter and helps in longer
shelve life. The oxidisation process is also shorter than usual Darjeeling teas
for a typical light fruity cup but slightly more than an oolong, so this is to
be noted that this is absolutely not an oolong tea.
The Castleton Moonlight DJ 91 / 2nd flush 2013
is an excellent quality tea made and plucked from the young AV2 clonal bushes.
The dry leafs are wiry in appearance and contains a lot of unbroken silver tips
in this state. The dry leafs gives out an exotic aroma of exotic fruits, nuts
and chocolates.
When steeped
for complete 4 minutes the cup gives out bright orange / golden liquor in the
cup. Each sip reminds of fruity notes of apples, grapes and slight hint of
honey and ends with a muscatel and lemony aftertaste on the palate
We have carefully selected this excellent batch of tea
and I`m sure my tea lover friends will fall in love with this one!
Once again we have been able to procure the best of the Moonlight tea from the world famous Castleton tea estate, this exclusive tea has been plucked from the highest elevation “allay” section of the garden which is about 3500 feet high altitude during the early hours of the morning to achieve the maximum high quality leaves, then this exclusive tea is withered for about 48 hours and then it is hand rolled by 15 women workers of the garden as a result of which the dry leaves are filled with wire like silver tips, the made tea has a beautiful appearance and when this tea is brought near the nose the dry leaves gives out a very fruity aroma of pine apples and chocolates. When this tea is steeped for complete 5 minutes, the cup gives out a bright golden color and a blast of exotic flavors rise high above the cup, each sip in the cup reminds of fresh fruits,roses and chocolates and has an extremely smooth finish. A well crafted exotic tea of the season!
As I’ve posted on my last blog that the 1st Flush Darjeeling tea 2010 harvest started a bit slow this year due to low temperatures and less rainfall, its been really difficult to choose the right teas as I simply cannot have any normal quality teas on my tea list but have a huge responsibility on my shoulders to choose the right and excellent teas to sustain our presence in the world of Exclusive Darjeeling teas, I have been tasting a lot of new teas from various plantation of Darjeeling and till the 18th of March I’ve rejected at least 25 teas from various plantation, On the other side I also have in mind that if the last few days of the month of March goes away then we will lose the fine and tenderness of early season teas so I have been constantly in touch with the finest tea makers in Darjeeling, on the evening of 18th March I got a call from Mr. Somani (the superintendent of Puttabong Plantation) saying that his 1st batch of Clonal Queen is ready and a sample has been sent to us but I have to answer back by half an hour if I want the tea as many overseas buyers were waiting for this first lot ,some had already reached their head office in Kolkata , India all the way from Europe and Japan. Well the sample simply reached me by 20 minutes after his call as Puttabong plantation is just 5 kilometers away from our establishment in Darjeeling, as soon as I opened the sample packet I almost fell down! As this was exactly what I was looking for… may be better than my expectations, Mr. Somani has done a magic to this particular lot and I must say he knows his job very well, even in this scarce weather conditions he has made a tea which is very well sorted and has a very wiry look, the leafs are well withered too which makes the tea look and smell very tender, as a result of which the cup is also very bright and each sip in the cup leaves a very fruity taste on the palate which further ends with a very sweet and creamy finish. Well all I can say about this tea is that this is Puttabong sftgfop-1 clonal Queen Dj-5 and if you have not tasted this tea then you have tasted nothing better than this in the harvest of 1st Flush 2010 and I`m very proud that I have somehow been able to procure this tea and make it available for extreme Darjeeling tea lovers. Just after procuring the Puttabong tea I got a call from Mr. Mukhia (Manager of Castleton Tea Garden) that the 1st lot of the famous Castleton Moonlight was ready and a sample was sent to us, I was literally dying to taste it as after procuring the Puttabong Dj-5 Queen my excitement was over my head and the expectations were also very high so finally the very next day we received the sample and WOW! This was another beauty we received after long days of hunt for good teas and I wish I could pour my frustrations on someone prior from receiving these tea samples, as I have never struggled earlier like this year in my tea career for good teas, the dry leaf appearance of this tea is very tippy and greenish as this tea is plucked from 100% AV2 young clonal bushes of this excellent tea garden, this tea is actually plucked from the “Allay” section of the garden from tea bushes which are below the age of 6 years so the tenderness of the tea is even more prominent ,the cup is slightly golden in liquor and has a very unique fruity and flowery aroma, each sip in the cup reminds of fresh tender fruits and leaves a slight muscatel hint on the palate as an after taste, a great tea indeed and this tea is Castleton Moonlight Ex-1 Darjeeling tea 2010. I must say I’ve been very lucky this year to get the finest early season 1st Flush 2010 Darjeeling teas which are true value for money, We invite all tea lovers and join our tea party this 1st Flush 2010 Darjeeling tea harvest.
It has been a very hard and long 1st Flush this year, I must say it was a tough job for me to sustain the same quality level this year but when I get mails of complements and words of satisfaction from our customers, it feels like the job was really well done. Now as the month of May is over and there has been a good amount of rain it’s time for the much awaited 2nd Flush teas, tea samples from many gardens have started coming in and one thing is for sure, and that is all most all the teas in this period will be slightly heavier than usual 2nd Flush teas as we had some heavy showers in the last weeks of May, Anyways talking about great teas I think I should start off by writing about the Thurbo (classic musk) sftgfop-1 EX-9,I`m really thankful to Mr. J.D. Rai ,The Senior Manager and the quality controller of the Goodricke gardens in Darjeeling for making this invoice personally for us, this tea is plucked from selected the pure china bushes of the garden and is fermented and withered very carefully as a result of which the tea has a very shiny purplish bloom, the tea has an extravagant high aroma in the dry leaf state and when steeped for about 4 minutes, this tea gives an absolute smooth muscatel aroma with a mellow after taste, I think tea lovers who enjoyed our last year’s Castleton Muscatel exclusive will enjoy this tea very much.
I also cannot stop myself writing about the Puttabong clonal delight Ex-30 2nd Flush Darjeeling tea 2009, this tea was made exclusively for us only on special request to Mr. Somani (Superintendent of the Puttabong and North Tukvar Tea Estates) and hopefully this tea will not be available with any other vendors around the world as this tea was plucked from pure clonal young AV2 type bushes under the age of 5-6 years, this tea was plucked at the early hours of the morning to maintain the tenderness of this beautiful tea, this tea is made under extreme supervisions of the master tea makes of the Puttabong tea estate, the leaf and shoots are keep untouched as a result of which the tea has a beautiful bold look, the dry leafs also has some extremely delicious aroma and when steeped for about 5 minutes this tea release some very light coppery liquor with very high floral aroma and the after taste that gives a slight hint of white grapes and dry coconuts, this tea will definitely make a great treat for a tea lover.
Finally I have to write about the Castleton Moonlight 2nd Flush 2009, many tea lover customers of ours were upset when we informed them that this tea was not that good in the 1st Flush harvest, the manager of this garden who is also a very good friend of ours tried his best in 1st Flush but he could not satisfy us then, but now when he came with the 1st batch sample of the 2nd Flush Moonlight tea, we were delighted to see this tea as the tea looked extremely wiry and well sorted and even the aroma in the dry leaf state is extremely aromatic, the cup is even better this year as it has rich floral and musk flavour and a very nice lemony after taste…..I think the more I write about this tea its still less as this is simply the best tea for people who enjoy young teas!
We welcome all tea lover to join our tea party ,this 2nd Flush 2009!
