"Should you come back to Darjeeling take your time, shop around for
free
samples, make notes, get back to the hotel and steep away before you
buy anything"
Well, I spent 12 years in Darjeeling, and I can swear that the best
cups of tea I ever drank were in a small, broken down shack you come
across just after passing the YMCA hostels on the Jalapahar Road. When
I asked them what the tea was, they just smiled and said - 'oh a bit of
this and that really'. I found that to be the best advice I'd ever
received in 'the best cup of tea' category.