On 2014-10-21 14:51:11 +0000, Scott Dorsey said:

> Oregonian Haruspex > wrote:
>> On 2014-09-12 17:09:12 +0000, Scott Dorsey said:
>>
>>> I tried two steeps of each of four fully-withered second flush darjeelings.
>>> None of these have the strong grassy odor that has become typical of modern
>>> first flush darjeeling teas, they were all selected for being dark and mellow.
>>>
>>> I took 30g of each with 250mL of boiling water, steeped for 2.5 minutes.
>>> I then followed the same procedure again for a second steep. Almost
>>> certainly the second steep should have been for at least a minute longer.
>>> This was performed single-blind.
>>
>> I think you'd have much better luck if your water was around 190ºF or
>> so instead of boiling.
>
> The thing is, these are all fully-withered teas, very dark and much more
> like an assam in processing than the modern almost-green darjeelings, so
> traditionally they are done with boiling water. I suppose I could try
> them with a slightly cooler water just to see, though. But they're not
> oolongs like most modern darjeeling is.
> --scott

I don't know of any tea that is traditionally done with boiling water.
Things may be different in the UK and associated nations, though.