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This is from the Teacha subscription so the 1tsp is actually 1 teabag.

Of the two Darjeelings I’ve tried I liked this one the best, but perhaps I’m just not a fan of Darjeeling. There isn’t anything offensive about this tea but the flavors are perhaps too subtle for my palate.

There is another flavor mixed in with the tea and bitter taste that I can’t quite identify. It’s not a strong flavor but it’s not one that I’m enjoying. The bitterness is not unpleasant.

Overall this is not a tea that I would seek out.

This is a teabag from the Teacha subscription so the 1 tsp measurement is really 1 teabag but I’m not sure how much tea is in that bag.

I’m new to tea and probably lack some of the vocabulary and don’t have a lot of reference points yet so take my rating and descriptions with a few grains of salt.

The dry leaf in the bag smelled of chocolate to me. This was quite strong but very pleasant. Since the tea was in a bag I brewed it as western style as close to the recommended temperature and time as I could get. I ended up with 4 minutes and 200 degree water.

The tea was a pale yellow and the chocolate smell was there but had become less like cocoa and more earthy or nutty (sorry but I can’t find the right word to describe this). The taste was very pleasant. I’m guessing this was the roasting of the tea I was smelling and tasting. The tea was not at all bitter and was quite enjoyable. I didn’t get much in the way of other flavors but I enjoyed it enough to try a second steeping, this time for 5 minutes.

The tea held up fairly well. The flavors were a bit more subdued but overall it was still very pleasant.

The tea left me pleasantly energized (though not caffeine jittery) and surprisingly feeling full. I guess there was something in that roasty flavor and the mouthfeel that, at least for the moment, left me feeling like I had eaten something more substantial.