Darjeeling 1st Flush

The first thing I noticed was how light the liquor is, almost pale gold in the cup. There's a real muscatel thing happening with the spring leaves that I wasn't expecting from a first flush. Two minutes is plenty, any longer and it turns bitter.

I’ve been steeping this every morning since the box arrived, and the early spring harvest really does come through in the cup—bright, fresh, and surprisingly delicate. The leaves are so tender that even a slightly shorter brew time gives a lovely, clean finish. It’s become my favorite way to start t

The first sip hits with that unmistakable muscatel snap, and the leaves unfurl beautifully in the pot—you can tell they were picked young in early spring. I've already reordered twice this season.