The infused leaf expresses a rich and full bodied aroma with hints of the sought after muscatel flavour for which the second flush is famed.
Appearance
Dry
leaf: Variegated strands of walnut, fawn and tippy green
leaf.
Wet
leaf: Moist cut fragments of leaf in a variety of shades
from willow green via hazel russet to beech brown.
Liquor:
Bright, clear orange-gold.
Aroma
Dry
leaf: Complex notes of grass clippings, spring leaf and
the moist, water-chafed vegetation around a mountain brook. Invigorating.
Liquor:
Warming and nourishing combination of gentle grass and hop notes with spring
undergrowth and shy blossoms.
Flavour
Liquor: Clean, fresh and bright flavour in which supple herbaceous notes meet some pear and quince fruit. A gentle tannic breadth provides palate density and volume. A fine and supple single-estate Darjeeling.
Darjeeling, India