Brody wrote:
"I haven't read this entire thread -- Thanksgiving is coming up, after all -- but is there any mention of single-estate teas? All I've read about are blends (Earl Grey, Red Rose, etc.) and this is pretty anathema to the serious tea drinker.
I always wanted to be a tea snob, myself, and finally got my chance a couple of years ago when I stumbled onto the Upton Tea Imports website (www.uptontea.com). They have, like, a 24-page catalog, at least six pages of which are devoted just to Darjeelings.
My personal favorite is the Sungma Estate 1999 Darjeeling Reserve, lot TD99. Order with caution, though -- once you've gone single-estate, blends are just about impossible to return to."
