Well, a bit of a delay was there in updating the recently procured Second Flush Darjeeling teas to our main Thunderbolt Tea site. The main man concerned (webmaster) with the updating of the site was not feeling well. Anyways, he managed to update it at last with a thermometer tucked below his armpit : ) . Anyways, just wanted to inform.

My daughter, Neha, recently celebrated her 5th Birthday and my place was crowded with relatives, friends and kids. A small tea party was incorporated with the celebration and the kids enjoyed sipping teas camouflaged as different variety of those aerated drinks available in the market. Just wanted the kids to get used to the natural flavors of tea.

Well, there are 6 teas we have procured from Second Flush 2008 - Castleton Muscatel, Badamtam (CL) Tippy, Singell FTGFOP1, Arya Muscatel, Arya Green (GFTGFOP1) and Arya FTGFOP1 Clonal. All of the teas have their own characteristics and trying 100 grams of each will open an opportunity to distinguish one from another.

The line or lot of Castleton Muscatel is exclusive. It would be like promoting the other vendor, but what the hell, the lot we got was divided into 3 invoices - one was taken by Harrods, second by Lupicia and the third, of course Thunderbolt Tea. If you want to get a great Castleton Muscatel from 2008 then you can shop at any of the vendors, but don’t forget us.

Arya Muscatel was made on request and no one has got this tea. Maybe they will make and distribute from next year’s second flush season, but for this year, it is exclusively available at Thunderbolt Tea only. As far as I am concerned, I have slowly fallen in love with Arya and if you have noticed, we have purchased 3 lines from the garden.

The photo right above is my daughter training her taste buds : ) . She actually loves the vigorous and loud intake and the spitting away part. She actually described one tea to have the cheesy character haha! She liked the green.

Anyways, I won’t delve into all - make your palate make the choice - it is recommended that you try 100 grams each and decide what is best for you. Its 12 am and I am feeling sleepy. Actually don’t really know what I have been writing - without any concentration. If you have understood - well and good.

Second Flush 2008 Darjeeling Teas - Direct Link

Oh how the tea connoisseurs love Castleton has been proven through our client-inquiries. A lot of them are constantly writing and inquiring about Castleton Muscatel. Last year we had bought one invoice of Casleton Muscatel Darjeeling tea and it got out of stock in just a matter of few months. Some bought 100 grams first and ended up buying 2+ kilos, while some couldn’t get lucky and had to be satisfied with what they had purchased before. Some even called us and inquired! The craze for Castleton Muscatel among tea connoisseurs is remarkable. Thanks to our customers for liking our teas. We will try to get you the best.

No worries for Castleton Muscatel fans - the tea has been procured and is lying in our store room. Last year’s Castleton Muscatel was worth appreciating. The authentic muscatel character, so much Darjeeling tea is famous for, could be found in abundance. The company (Goodricke, owner of a couple of tea gardens in Darjeeling including Castleton) did a group tasting here in Darjeeling at the Planter’s Club last year and the tea and invoice which we had bought got a recommendation and appreciated highly.

To inform you, this year’s Castleton Muscatel was bought during the peak Second Flush tea season and the tea simply excels. Infact when I did the tasting, I found it to be better than last year’s tea. So those who had tasted our Castleton Muscatel last year know the quality and good news is that its even better this year. According to Mr. DB Gurung, the main Castleton tea maker, there were 3 invoices made from which we bought one. The other two happens to be taken by tea vendors from outside India, one from Japan and the other from Great Britain. Its one hell lot of a tea you can imagine and if you have been drinking those mediocre Darjeeling teas, I recommend you to try this one. Its not a ’sales note’ but a recommendation for true tea connoisseurs.

Many have complained as to why our tea prices are a bit higher, well I’ll tell you straight - plain and simple, we don’t sale fake Darjeeling teas; we personally taste them and buy - good teas cost! And we warn you - you may get addicted to our teas