Second flush Makaibari Estate Darjeeling is a fresh, crisp brew with a clean finish. It's more robust than first flush, but still aromatic with citrus notes. For me it teeters between first flush, where I would never use milk, and a more traditional Assam, where I would. Comparing first flush and second, I do think first flush is perhaps a more unique and special tea, but maybe something I'll buy seasonally. The delight of that first cup of first flush feels like spring in a teacup. Second flush is a bit more ordinary, but also a superb tea. You can't go wrong with either.
Disposable Filters
Disposable Paper Filters to make your own "tea bags" at home or when you're on the go. 100 per box.
These are perfect for hosting a tea tasting when you need to prepare and don't know how many will show up until the day before! They are also a lot easier than those little metal ones that screw together and inevitably at some point become worn and open, dumping contents in your tea. It's very easy to spoon the leaves into these things and hang them over the side.
This is out go-to product for travel, for Trade Shows and is used frequently at high-volume tea and coffee shops. No muss, no fuss.
These are very handy little filter bags that are designed for loose tea. Once you get to be a real tea addict, you want the full-leaf, loose tea, but you don't want to be eating tea leaves. So you can make your own tea bags! You can make yourself a quick cup of tea at work, and you don't have to keep running to the bathroom to rinse out your tea infuser. Though I do love the Japanese kind of bag that folds up, the Finum ones are biodegradable, and I'm not sure that the Japanese ones are. These are the large size bags, and though at first they seem too large for a single cup of tea, they are big enough to let the tea leaves expand. I have seen them used in two ways in different cafes -- one, they put the bag in the paper cup and hang the long end over the side and then put the lid on to keep the top of the bag in place so you can easily remove the bag when the tea gets strong enough. Two, they put the tea in the bag and tie the top in a knot and just throw it in the cup! So that extra length really is useful for something.
Quite right. And I take them with me every time I travel so I have my favorite morning tea at hotels where they typically provide sub-standard teabags.
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from 291 reviewsThis is my pick me up in the afternoon .
One of my favorite teas
This is the tea my coffee-loving partner drinks every afternoon... after years of making fun of me for drinking tea. It's a liquid treat in a cup.
I mainly drink unflavored green tea, but this black tea is light but with a deep flavor. I don't know how else to say it, but I love it.
One of the most aromatic, delicate and sweet blends. There hasn’t yet been anyone among my friends who has tasted this tea at my place and have not asked for it during the next visit.
First tea of the day -- absolutely lovely
having drank lots of earl grey over many years, this is my favorite. if you love bergamot flavor, definitely give this a try.
When I want a flavorful tea to pick me up in the morning or from my afternoon slump English Breakfast tea is my go to tea, strong with a dash of milk.
When I long for chocolate then drinking this chai is a great substitute.
Delicious, bright and fresh taste. Reminds me of tea I drank with my mother.
Throughout the week, I rotate through different varieties of black tea. This bold, malty breakfast tea is one of my favorites and always on my rotation list! A perfect kick-start to the day or an afternoon pick-me-up.
I know that first flush tea is highly esteemed for its elegant, delicate flavor but I like my teas a little stronger. This second flush Makaibari still has the distinctive fragrant, floral character of Darjeeling, but with bolder flavor for a great morning wake-me-up!
Lovely, pale brew. Have enjoyed multiple steeps.
My go-to daily morning green tea.
Delicious, smooth cup. Good any time of day.
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