Oooh, I have just ordered a batch of Darjeeling and Oolong teas. I hope to share some of it with my parents. I am not sure if I like Oolong yet, as I only had it twice so far. I had the same feeling with Darjeeling when I first tried it. It took me several times to get used to it; that tea is so fabulously tasty, but what I found is that the main mistake people do is to add too little into a tea strainer or a teapot and then pour it straight in before it has a chance to brew properly. It purely has no time to work its magic. The best Darjeeling I bought was from Poland, from a small tea shop in my home town that I discovered at the age of 17. It's changed (it used to be tea rooms, where you could seat and have a nice cuppa and perhaps a cake - now it's just a shop) but the lady there is lovely. One can get lost in all the varieties they sell there, I got some fantastic black tea blend called Tsarina's samovar and also the first flush Darjeeling I mentioned before. I am going there back in December so I can't wait to bring something new home.
As I finished the last of the Darjeeling from home, I ordered some online from an ethical company that uses bio dynamic farming and fair trade. I had some tea from them before so I thought I'd give it a go again. I am looking forward to sitting with a cuppa and working on my cards!
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