Darjeeling de Triomphe Black Tea

This tea was not for me. It was recommended by a salesperson when I asked what I could blend with a non-flavorful strawberry lemonade tea that I had on hand. Now I have a whole bunch of this. I can only drink it when I blend it with the strawberry lemonade and add milk and sugar substitute.

I expected more for the price, was not worth it to me. Won't buy it again.

From the first sip to the last, this is absolutely the best darjeeling I've ever had. Just sublime!

This Darjeeling is quiet splendid! I'm enjoying every sip of it. I put two teaspoons of German Rock Sugar in my 16oz travel mug... that's it! Nothing else is needed to enjoy a great tea experience.

This is one of my favorite teas. I was really lucky that this was on sale when I discovered it, because otherwise it would be way out of my price range.

I've always found darjeeling to be a REALLY intimidating tea, because my history with it isn't very good. Whenever I tried it in bag format, no matter what I did, I just couldn't find a way to chase away the bitterness. The Darjeeling de Triomphe changed my mind though. I later found out that the problem I was having before was that I'd always heated the water till it was boiling: it should actually be a little below boiling - about the same temperature you would use for a white or green tea, so watch out for that!
It took me a while (5 cups to be exact) to find my preferred steep-time for this tea, which is 3 min. 12 sec. I do not put milk in this tea, just a little sugar.

I was shocked by the light, golden color, but was not at all disappointed with the lovely, smooth flavor. It was more delicate than I expected from a black tea, but certainly not weak. Be careful to not oversteep, or else you will create a bitter taste and lose some of the more subtle floral flavors. This is definitely one of my favorites.

I did not care at all for this tea on it's own, but blended w/ either English Breakfast or one of the Rioboos Chai tea's it's palletable. Has an extremely Vegetal flavor (which I don't care for).

This was the first tea I ever smelled at Teavana (I've always been a huge fan of Darjeeling tea) but was not able to purchase any until the recent sale - I'm so glad I finally did. This Darjeeling is wonderful. It's slightly vegetal, slightly floral, and rather malty, and you can definitely taste how high quality it is, but it really shines with milk added to it for extra extra smoothness. This is definitely in my top three favorite Teavana teas, and I will always keep it in stock when my budget allows me to!

As the other review states, brews to a honey color, which surprised me at first, but nice strong aroma, Great body, easy to look at. I go straight up or as a someone introduced me to darjeeling, with a hint of cream (not milk or half/half) and a light half tsp of sugar.. not needed but good way to make it more relaxing if a nightcap.

I concur with the other comment. It was "greener" than I expected. But, after I adjusted the amount of tea, it was smooth and energizing. It is crucial not to "over-steep" or use too hot water, otherwise this blend will taste "bitter and burnt." I have learned that the directions are there for a reason! I would definitely purchase again.