After our brief discussion about 2004 Darjeeling, I asked Upton their
opinion of the tea so far; they said:

"The report I was given is that the first flush season, taking place during
3 weeks in the early spring, started out very strong with ideal weather
conditions. Then, the weather turned cold and wet bringing the harvest to
a dead halt. This made for very stiff competition in vying for the high
grade product that was initially harvested. This competition along with
the weakness of the US dollar against the Indian rupee, Euro dollar and
English pound has resulted in a very high quality product with matching
high prices. We were lucky enough to secure more lots than the ones
already listed on our website. Look for these new selections to be posted
within the next several weeks as they arrive."

So what I hear them saying is that the initial tea is good, but there's not
much of it, with high prices as a result (US$25-30/100gm retail). I've only
tried the Namring so far - I thought it good, but not exceptional.

Has anyone else tried the new harvest yet? If so, what do you think?

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Dean

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Hi Dean,

I tried the Steinthal SFTGFOP FF 2004 which has just arrived in Germany.
It's wonderful. For me it tastes remarkably good (with a subtle
peach like sweetness) but unfortunately the price was exceptional as well
(13Euro/50gr).

Regards,

Peter





On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:36:59 GMT, DPM > wrote:
)>After our brief discussion about 2004 Darjeeling, I asked Upton their
)>opinion of the tea so far; they said:
)>
)>"The report I was given is that the first flush season, taking place during
)>3 weeks in the early spring, started out very strong with ideal weather
)>conditions. Then, the weather turned cold and wet bringing the harvest to
)>a dead halt. This made for very stiff competition in vying for the high
)>grade product that was initially harvested. This competition along with
)>the weakness of the US dollar against the Indian rupee, Euro dollar and
)>English pound has resulted in a very high quality product with matching
)>high prices. We were lucky enough to secure more lots than the ones
)>already listed on our website. Look for these new selections to be posted
)>within the next several weeks as they arrive."
)>
)>So what I hear them saying is that the initial tea is good, but there's not
)>much of it, with high prices as a result (US$25-30/100gm retail). I've only
)>tried the Namring so far - I thought it good, but not exceptional.
)>
)>Has anyone else tried the new harvest yet? If so, what do you think?
)>
)>--
)>
)>Regards,
)>Dean
)>
)>Email address is a spam sink - please reply to group.
)>---
)>"There are three principal ways to lose money: wine, women, and engineers.
)>While the first two are more pleasant, the third is by far the more
)>certain."
)>- Baron Rothschild
)>
)>
)>


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"Peter Irrgang" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Dean,
>
> I tried the Steinthal SFTGFOP FF 2004 which has just arrived in Germany.
> It's wonderful. For me it tastes remarkably good (with a subtle
> peach like sweetness) but unfortunately the price was exceptional as well
> (13Euro/50gr).
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter
>
Peter,

The Steinthal garden is a new one to me. What vendor did you purchase it
from?

Thanks,
Dean

Hi Dean,

I'm sorry, but I bought it at a large german tea shop company
called TeeGeschwendner. They also ship the tea but I thing their
homepage is in German (www.derteeladen.de). That's not a big
help to you, right?

Regards,

Peter





On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:18:01 GMT, DPM > wrote:
)>
)>"Peter Irrgang" > wrote in message
.. .
)>> Hi Dean,
)>>
)>> I tried the Steinthal SFTGFOP FF 2004 which has just arrived in Germany.
)>> It's wonderful. For me it tastes remarkably good (with a subtle
)>> peach like sweetness) but unfortunately the price was exceptional as well
)>> (13Euro/50gr).
)>>
)>> Regards,
)>>
)>> Peter
)>>
)>Peter,
)>
)>The Steinthal garden is a new one to me. What vendor did you purchase it
)>from?
)>
)>Thanks,
)>Dean
)>
)>
)>


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"Peter Irrgang" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Dean,
>
> I'm sorry, but I bought it at a large german tea shop company
> called TeeGeschwendner. They also ship the tea but I thing their
> homepage is in German (www.derteeladen.de). That's not a big
> help to you, right?
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter
>
Actually, I took German in University, so although I'm really rusty, I can
make sense of the website. What I'm not sure of is if the company can or
will ship to the US. If you get a moment, would you be willing to check?

Thanks,
Dean

DPM > wrote:
> Actually, I took German in University, so although I'm really rusty, I can
> make sense of the website. What I'm not sure of is if the company can or
> will ship to the US. If you get a moment, would you be willing to check?

They can and will ship to countries outside Germany after prior
anrrangement but since April 1st cannot anymore ship to the US
due to stricter import regulations for food products.

-- Jo:rg

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