Some time in the next two weeks I should receive the first of a large number of samples from Darjeeling. During the first few days I get just a handful, but as the month goes by, the harvesting intensifies. In March and April, I sometimes taste more than 100 teas in a single day.
This picture is of a plucker who has not yet slung her basket on her back. Like me, she is impatient for the season to start.
12 March 2013
At the moment I’m tasting between 50 and 100 different teas a day. I try them in series of about 10 or 12. When you taste so many teas at…
20 March 2015
There are many teas to taste at this time of year. From now and for the next few months, I’ll be tasting dozens of teas every day, and up to…
4 November 2011
In Darjeeling, October marks the start of the autumn tea harvest. Once the Diwali and Dussehra festivals are over, the workers start plucking the leaves, of which there are now…
28 April 2017
For those who want to try spring – or first-flush – teas, here are some tips. Darjeelings harvested in March and April develop sustained floral notes accompanied by a touch…
Great information and reference! I also like “Waiting for Darjeeling teas” for the title. I appreciate you sharing this with the rest of us François-Xavier.