Hi all,
I've had two or three EXCITING Assams from Uptons before.
The one I remember most was "Assam FTGFOP1 SPL CL" from Mangalam Estate (OR-575). It was *so* complex and spicy!
AND it was THICK: Help me with this. The tea was *thick* in my mouth, as if it had some magic extra ingredient. This quality was not hard to brew for: a light infusion, a strong infusion, they both had this quality. I've had lots of Assams, and this was not simply "malt."
This tea was just under $16/lb. When I fiished it off (in early
2007), I tried ordering more. It was all gone. I got a different lot from the same estate, around the same price, but it wasn't organic (so I know it was a different lot), and it was fine tea... but not the dazzler I had had!Any current recommendations of Assams you have found amazing?
Oh, and, I've read some rather uncomplimentary reviews on Upton's web- pages... negative enough that I don't think Upton's was censoring stuff. Remember, though, that it is likely most reviews will be positive: Would *you* waste time writing a review of something you weren't excited about?