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I had only two FF darjeeling this year : Darjeeling Namring Upper EX 18 F.T.G.F.O.P.1 Special Clonal : great tea geranium + citrus, had to brew it 4 min at 85° in a mug to get that strong floral aroma Darjeeling Puttabong DJ 10 S.F.T.G.F.O.P.1 China Supreme : super good, more lemon + floral Both fr...

You can try the Tea Campaign based out of Germany. They have branches/distributors in many countries (Boston Tea Campaign, Tea Campaign Canada). They sell certified FF and SF Darjeeling teas. They are also very affordable as they buy in bulk directly from the estates. I took a look at this vendor's...

This evening, I opened a bag of 2018 Castleton Muscatel Black, 2nd flush which I got from Udyan Tea in India. This is one of the most muscular muscatels I've ever tasted. A powerful tea that inundates your mouth with juicy muscatel flavor with a long finish. It grabs you and holds on. There is a sli...

You can try the Tea Campaign based out of Germany. They have branches/distributors in many countries (Boston Tea Campaign, Tea Campaign Canada). They sell certified FF and SF Darjeeling teas. They are also very affordable as they buy in bulk directly from the estates. I took a look at this vendor's...

i've had the most luck with thunderbolt but have gotten some mediocre teas from him as well. i won't mention others i've tried because i don't have positive things to say, and it's also been a long time. what do you think are the best online vendors in terms of quality? and what about for nepali te...

Pedant, Where are you buying your DJ teas? This is going to make a difference. If your buying from Darjeeling based online sellers like Thunderbolt, you are going to pay a premium for these teas. Buying in DJ is less expensive than buying online, but of course, not everyone can get to DJ. I've notic...

I'd like to open a discussion focusing on Darjeeling FF teas..........Any reviews, analysis, vendor suggestions, and notes relating to this year's FF teas. After visiting Darjeeling almost 10 years ago, the quality of the teas came as a sort of revelation to me. I had never tasted 'black' tea like t...