FF Darjeeling update

Hi Dean,

I tried the Steinthal SFTGFOP FF 2004 which has just arrived in Germany. It's wonderful. For me it tastes remarkably good (with a subtle peach like sweetness) but unfortunately the price was exceptional as well (13Euro/50gr).

Regards,

Peter

On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:36:59 GMT, DPM wrote: )>After our brief discussion about 2004 Darjeeling, I asked Upton their )>opinion of the tea so far; they said: )>

)>"The report I was given is that the first flush season, taking place during )>3 weeks in the early spring, started out very strong with ideal weather )>conditions. Then, the weather turned cold and wet bringing the harvest to )>a dead halt. This made for very stiff competition in vying for the high )>grade product that was initially harvested. This competition along with )>the weakness of the US dollar against the Indian rupee, Euro dollar and )>English pound has resulted in a very high quality product with matching )>high prices. We were lucky enough to secure more lots than the ones )>already listed on our website. Look for these new selections to be posted )>within the next several weeks as they arrive." )>

)>So what I hear them saying is that the initial tea is good, but there's not )>much of it, with high prices as a result (US$25-30/100gm retail). I've only )>tried the Namring so far - I thought it good, but not exceptional. )>

)>Has anyone else tried the new harvest yet? If so, what do you think? )>

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)>Regards, )>Dean )>

)>Email address is a spam sink - please reply to group. )>--- )>"There are three principal ways to lose money: wine, women, and engineers. )>While the first two are more pleasant, the third is by far the more )>certain." )>- Baron Rothschild )>

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Peter,

The Steinthal garden is a new one to me. What vendor did you purchase it from?

Thanks, Dean

Hi Dean,

I'm sorry, but I bought it at a large german tea shop company called TeeGeschwendner. They also ship the tea but I thing their homepage is in German

Regards,

Peter

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:18:01 GMT, DPM wrote: )>

)>> I tried the Steinthal SFTGFOP FF 2004 which has just arrived in Germany. )>> It's wonderful. For me it tastes remarkably good (with a subtle )>> peach like sweetness) but unfortunately the price was exceptional as well )>> (13Euro/50gr). )>>

)>> Regards, )>>

)>> Peter )>>

)>Peter, )>

)>The Steinthal garden is a new one to me. What vendor did you purchase it )>from? )>

)>Thanks, )>Dean )>

)>

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Actually, I took German in University, so although I'm really rusty, I can make sense of the website. What I'm not sure of is if the company can or will ship to the US. If you get a moment, would you be willing to check?

Thanks, Dean

They can and will ship to countries outside Germany after prior anrrangement but since April 1st cannot anymore ship to the US due to stricter import regulations for food products.

-- Jo:rg