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Default We Cup Darjeeling

(Scott Dorsey) writes:

>So, talking about the whole fully withered darjeeling thing on the
>##tea channel on freenode (which appears to consist of refugees from reddit),
>someone suggested I try the "First Flush Jungpana 'Clonal Spring Delight'"
>tea from What-Cha, saying it was pretty dark.
>
>And.... this is GREEN. This is so green. Not only that, it has the sort
>of fishy, seaweedy taste that some Japanese greens have, which I have never
>experienced in any other teas.
>
>So I'd count it as interesting but diametrically opposed to the style I am
>looking for.


Im afraid you arent going to find a first flush Darjeeling that isnt
green these days.

/Lew
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