Description
Margaret's Hope is a fruity Darjeeling with a great character. Special feature: it is invigorating and dark because of the greater proportion of Assam tea plants (20%) than Chinese plants on the plantation, something that is not very common in Darjeeling.
Dark, fruity, and full of character, it stimulates without overstimulating.
Tasting notes
Dry leaf
Appearance: small leaves rolled lengthwise
Color: dark brown with a few more coppery leaves
Fragrances: cooked fruit, jam, woody, spicy, liquorice
Brewed leaves
Fragrances: woody (both dry and "heavy" wood), fruity (grape note), floral and vegetal accents (close to the notes of aromatic herbs)
Liquor
Color: coppery, orange
Flavor: slightly sweet
Aromas: a floral, very fruity attack (apple, grape), citrus, woody and a few honey, liquorice notes, combined with a freshness from the planty notes (fresh leaves)
Aromatic profile and length in the mouth: very well balanced notes which make this lovely and long in the mouth, thanks to the astringent qualities
Suggestion of preparation
With the tasting set: steep 4 minutes in filtered water at 185°F / 85°C.
To prepare iced tea:
Steep 10g / 0.35 oz of tea in 4 cups of room temperature water for 30 minutes. When the infusion is finished, remove the tea leaves and place the liquor in the refrigerator to cool.