Makaibari Tea Treasures-Makaibari Silver Tips Imperial, Organic Oolong Handmade Whole Leaf Tea, 50 Grams

This Darjeeling is surprisingly good. It will be a Darjeeling I will reorder again and again. My favorite tea is Darjeeling.The flavor clarity and delicious undertones of this tea are excellent.

I brewed per instructions on back - 90 C (about 195 F), for 5 min. The brew color was perfect, the taste aromatic and full of fresh muscatel flavor. Goes well either as a breakfast or afternoon tea. Have been enjoying daily.

Good tea for the price but not the best Darjeeling Muscatel flavor

I have been drinking Darjeeling tea since I was a teenager, because where I come from it is a regular thing there, so I think I know when it is the exact first flush flavour and when it is not !Pros :Color - I guess that’s about the only good thing except for the Strength, which is up to the mark as well ! It does have the golden brown color after brewing, that a cup of authentic Darjeeling Tea should possess !Cons : Quite a few 😕Taste : not at all what was expected ! I have tasted Darjeeling tea from the brand Vadham, and while they don’t market it to be ‘Original Makaibari’, their tea tastes much better than this one. I don’t taste any of the notes that are mentioned in the product (neither citrus, nor floral). It tends to turn bitter very quickly, even when you have dipped it for just 20-30 seconds.Smell : Another disappointment!Darjeeling tea is known for its smell ! Atleast that’s the kind of tea I have grown up drinking ! You should be aware of its aroma from at least a 100 ft distance. This is nothing like that ! All it has is a faint scent, which you can find in any good CTC processed tea if you brew it well ! Disappointing!Neutral :Freshness : I guess you can feel a bit energised after drinking this, but honestly the lack of aroma and average taste of this tea, disappoints me so much so that this is an irrelevant point !Overall wouldn’t recommend this, if you’re looking for a good Darjeeling tea then there are other better brands out there!

Looking at the reviews it is clear that there are several folks who are praising this tea without really any experience of what a good Darjeeling tea is. Try the Makaibari Loose Leaf second flush summer muscatel - yes the same tea from the same company . That's the real Makaibari flavor. What you get in the tea bag is an odious smelly pyramid of leaves which creates a further poor tasting concoction . I am sure the discarded leaves or the burnt remains are used for this tea or maybe it's a batch defect. But had to complain about poor quality within 1 day of getting it.

Love this lovely Darjeeling tea from the second flush. Sweet and pleasant. 🫖

The estate is one of the oldest in the world producing fine grade biodynamic darjeeling leaf for a century. Fascinating

Excellent tea for daily use.