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If you are unaware of our Darjeeling Tea Discount Offer

By admin on June 12, 2009 in Darjeeling Tea Offers, First Flush

With the incoming of Second Flush Darjeeling Teas 2009, we decided to cut down the pricing on our recent First Flush Darjeeling Teas.

If you are unaware, then we are giving a flat 20% discount on our First Flush teas (2009). If you are a member then just log in and you will know the discount you are getting – Just a win win situation for you!.

This all comes with the free shipping option – make your total order of USD 49 or above and you don’t pay a penny more for the shipping – Its Free anywhere in the world! Kindly read the shipping options info before you order – its there on the order page.

Second Flush is coming and we have already updated some to our sales page, more to come soon. The second flush quality came late and its now in its peak – so get the best and get full value for your money.

Until then, Happy Tea Shopping and Happy Tea Shipping!

Get it Here!!

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Our Darjeeling Tea reviewed by Tea Lovers

By admin on June 9, 2009 in darjeeling second flush, darjeeling second flush tea, First Flush, Tea Reviews

I read it and thought you might be interested in reading it. Some of our teas are reviewed by “TeaViews” at Teaviews.com. I am providing links to two of our teas – Darjeeling First Flush 2009 reviews:

Arya SFTGFOP1: Reviewed by Steven who tags it as “The tea packs a kick on second cup, which as I’ve said before, is the “sweet spot” in any pot. The brightness is such a serious part of this tea!” Steven rates this tea 8 out of 10. Found out Steven also has his personal blog about tea which he calls 39Steeps. Click here for review

Giddapahar Ch. Wiry Tippy: Reviewed by Vanessa who tags it as “The flavor of this tea is complex, and requires a little concentration to fully appreciate it. This is an excellent Darjeeling and one that you are not likely to encounter every day.” Vanessa rates this tea 8.5 out of 10. Click here for review

Puttabong SFTGFOP1: Reviewed by Vanessa who tags it as “Tastewise, this is a very complex tea which requires some concentration; this tea is probably best suited to an alert and focused drinker. Flavors of fruit, flowers, butter, nuts, mint, and grass/earth were all present. However the problem with this tea was that it was extremely bitter, as in bitter enough to negate many of the positive attributes.” Vanessa rates this tea 5.5 out of 10. Click here for review

Now talking of Second Flush 2009 Darjeeling Teas, sincerely, its a tough find this year. Teas are available (less is appropriate), but for us picking or purchasing it with the thought of its “unavailability” can result in a disaster. Pickings are done after careful tasting. For us hurrying can prove fatal at the moment. This is all due to the adverse weather conditions recently faced by Darjeeling Tea gardens. Will blog more about this later. In the meantime, enjoy the reviews done at Teaviews.com

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Little more of Darjeeling Teas to You!

By admin on May 14, 2009 in darjeeling second flush, darjeeling second flush tea, Darjeeling Tea Offers, First Flush, New Tea Arrivals

Hello Friends, the big Spring season has ended and the bushes are now gearing up for the next big season i.e. Second Flush 2009. Darjeeling teas are known mainly for its First and Second Flush when all seem busy – the tea gardens, tea vendors like us and even tea connoisseurs seeking, searching and buying their favorite Darjeeling brews! Autumn also does play an important role, but in comparison is less popular. This statement is however, contradictory because there are tea connoisseurs who love Autumnal Darjeeling teas more than First and Second Flush. This is again a concern of individual palate and liking.

Anyways, won’t delve into the matter more, just wanted to inform you that we are giving away an Exclusive discount offer on our New First Flush 2009 teas for a limited amount of time – Just for 14 days – 20% Flat discount – Free Shipping on orders above USD49. Where can you get discounts on the new arrivals? Well, its right under your nose on Thunderbolt Tea’s website.

So Hurry, its just for 14 days and some of the teas are very very limited.

Happy Darjeeling Tea shopping!

Direct Link to First Flush Darjeeling Teas 2009

PS. I just returned from a visit to some of the tea gardens here in Darjeeling. Will update about it soon, it was a marvelous experience.

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Some Darjeeling Tea tasting – First Flush 2009

By admin on May 7, 2009 in darjeeling tea tasting, First Flush, New Tea Arrivals

Did a regular round of tea tasting of available Darjeeling Teas First Flush 2009. If I haven’t mentioned then new 2009 Darjeeling First Flush are in stock apart from the teas which are laid on our site on the 2009 first flush page.

Took out four teas for this tea tasting session namely Arya FTGFOP1 Clonal, Puttabong Clonal Classic, Singell Tippy Green and Giddapahar “China wiry tippy” (thats the name given).

All seem to have ‘light and bright’ cup except for Arya FTGFOP1 Clonal which resembles the characteristics of Ruby, slightly darker cup. The fruity and flowery characteristics seem dominant in all with some amount of astringency (steep less if you don’t like this) – lesser in clonals. Puttabong has an excellent sweet aftertaste that keeps lingering. Arya Clonal has an excellent malty and fruity flavor.

The Singell Tippy Green is one that is totally different from the rest. It is grassy and the dry leaves are green with shiny hairs – 99% buds. Seems as if its unprocessed n the leaves are at its natural state – God knows:) Frankly if you don’t like the grassy taste, avoid this, but its state boasts of abundance of antioxidants!

All teas are different with different characteristics which is unmatched when compared to each other. To conclude and hail one as superior to the other is difficult because of its own unique individual characteristics which is not found in the other – complexity rules and you are stuck in that endless time calculating and contrasting characteristics. But if you want my taste buds to create a difference, then my olfactory speaks for Arya FTGFOP1 Clonal and Puttabong. Please remember, the conclusion given here is according to my liking, which can have a difference of opinion when others taste it.

Its your palate, you decide!

Oh, our tea company is about to give an unbelievable offer on the new First Flush Darjeeling Teas 2009, hang on and we will update. Signing up for our mailing list can make us inform you of the update through mail, otherwise you have to keep track of this blog

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Darjeeling First Flush Tea 2009 – updated

By admin on April 9, 2009 in First Flush, New Tea Arrivals

Hello friends – finally our webmaster took a spin over his existing project that is Thunderbolt Tea’s site. The new arrivals had to be updated and since the site seems to be done in the old fashion way with manual html pages, it took quite sometime for him to give it a final note. He’s done a good job, nice graphics on front page (by the way the tea tea garden pic is taken by me:)), but somehow he made it look quite different with the additional addons destined to layout as a Spring theme.

Yes, the recent First Flush Darjeeling Teas (2009) have all been updated and some more First flushes are on their way, but will take sometime to arrive – though already tasted the samples and blocked it!

The hyper note of “severe drought conditions” could be seen everywhere specially highlighting the case of ‘First Flush Darjeeling Teas’, but the rains came just about the right time and we got our teas and is now for you to savor it! If the rains did delay then it would be defoliation rather than the new tender First Flush shoots and mass production would be at its minimum. Still, production was low and as a result there will be no ‘easy abundance’ of First Flush Darjeelings in the market. Quality is good as a true first flush should be and I am happy to have acquired the teas for our clients.

I have already tasted and it is ethereal – now its your turn. I won’t comment on any of the teas coz time is a constraint here, but one thing I can assure you is, taste anyone and you won’t regret. However, I would like to stress the fact that the best tea can taste the worst and this is because of your palate’s likes and dislikes. An astringent character is common in all which is the mark of a Darjeeling first flush tea, but this can be lowered by decreasing the steeping time. Steeping for 3 minutes gives you an ideal cup, but as said earlier, its your palate and you are the judge. Some like this pungency and others don’t. All are common with pleasant fruity and flowery notes and this is layered in a complex manner and sometimes difficult to associate the hidden characteristics and describe it in a layman’s words. Don’t take your tea “hot”, let it simmer for some secs and sip it to its glory. I personally feel that some cooling tones up the cup. However, if you like the aroma, its quite instant as soon as you are pouring the tea.

A NOTE ON THE TEA SHIPPING POLICY (updated)
If you had been buying teas from us then you must have noticed that we offered free shipping irrespective of the quantity you buy – Though we tried to maintain the preceding statement, good things don’t seem to last – the Postal Department raised the shipping cost by almost double and in fact some shippings destined to be delivered to our clients dug out the grave from our pockets. However, it was not our clients mistake, it was just the sudden change in the heightened charges levied by the Post Office.

A change was needed keeping the comforts of our clients and us too – after all I can’t do business at a loss – got a family to look after; staff, their families, their woes etc To chalk out this problem, we cracked our brains and devised a solution – The FREE SHIPPING is still on, its just that you have to do a minimum purchase of USD 49 or above. If your order totals up to the required amount you are eligible for free shipping anywhere – you just need to enter the COUPON code on checkout.

Coupon Code: FREESHP9FFTAF

You can be eligible for 3 shipping options

a) A total purchase of USD 49-84: Will be sent by Airmail (15-30 days)
b) A total purchase of USD 85-149: Will be sent by Speed Post (around 14-20 days)
c) A total purchase of USD 150 and above: Will be sent by Expediated Service (one week)

How to order the teas and avail the above free shipping options

1) Choose your teas and add to cart one by one
2) Once finished adding your teas to the cart enter the coupon code for free shipping ie FREESHP9FFTAF
3) While checking out you will be asked to opt for the shipping method if your order is USD 49 or above as required for free shipping – Choose any of the available shipping modes (doesn’t matter which one you choose, the coupon code works out), your shipping charge will automatically be substracted from the total and will be free.
4) You pay!

Now that I have updated you with the necessary details and hope that you won’t be confused, go get your share now! Teas are limited and don’t ask when its gone!

Click here to order Darjeeling First Flush 2009 teas!

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First Flush Darjeeling Tea 2009 – the incoming!!

By admin on April 4, 2009 in First Flush, New Tea Arrivals, Personal Ramblings

Pertaining to the so called lack of timely rain, a “ho-halla” (‘commotion’ in Nepali) spread the tea world and especially got whispered into the ears of chronic Darjeeling Tea Lovers. “Will we be able to procure our share of First Flush Darjeeling Tea from 2009?” Anyways, the buzz has thinned down and settled to the bottom and yes, 2009 First Flush Darjeeling Teas will be available but will be available in less quantity – the production is low. Some teas have already entered our premises like Arya SFTGFOP1, Arya SFTGFOP1 China, Puttabong SFTGFOP1, some whites etc. However these teas haven’t been updated to our site yet, just for info sake.

At Arya Tea Estate – me getting the feel of the tender shoots – if you have noticed – the tea bush I am extending to is covered with the tender first flush shoots and surrounding is bare, meaning the rains did affect the tea growth but it did grow – just that it will be less in production sufficing with the amount of tea leaves got during the production time

I had heard from several tea experts that the quality may have a drift, but after tasting and acquiring these teas, I give them a “no,no nod” to their forethoughts. Teas are excellent and no sign of loss characteristics can be seen when talking about Darjeeling First Flush.

OUR THUNDERBOLT TEA INSIDERS

“Kalyan” one among others – he is our expert tea packer and trains other recruits – the packing and handling cost we charge you goes to these people:)

Apart from our bulk tea storage, this is a glimpse of our ever confusing “packed teas” retail room – only the guys responsible know where the exact teas are kept. Without them, I am lost in the ocean of black and white strands we call tea.

“Dips” as we call her – she is the one who processes all orders and knows what came in and what to send out asap. She comes tidied up, goes torn-up. Without her, its just chaos.

Some Pics of Arya Teas which came in