Steep time
3 minutes
Method: standard
Steeps
2
Recommended
Water temp
100°C
Adjust to taste
Leaf ratio
1.3g / 100ml
177 ml Recommended
Oxidation
—
Caffeine
high
Typical
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Overview
Pairing: breakfast pastries, aged cheese, or dark chocolate
This 2025 second flush selection from Castleton Estate offers well-made, neat leaves decorated with small golden tips. The aroma is fragrant with a fruity bouquet of ripe stone fruit and muscatel. Upon first sip, the dark amber cup fills your mouth with rich muscatel notes, complemented by warm toasty hints. The crisp finish lingers with a pleasant astringency sweetened by hints of honey. This broken-leaf Darjeeling is a great value from one of our favorite tea gardens.