Tea – Indian
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“Flight Tea” — Fresh First Flushes Air-shipped from Darjeeling
Editor’s note: Thomas Kasper is from Germany but now resides in Thailand where he studies and writes about tea. He is also a freelance writer and translator (German and English). We are pleased that he will now be contributing some of his tea knowledge to this blog. Flight tea? What is that, you might ask Continue reading
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Tea Review: English Tea Store Borengajuli Estate Assam
As I noted recently in a tea review at my own site, the final few months of 2012 were quite a bonanza to a black tea-loving fellow such as yours truly. A pile of samples came flooding in (okay, just a slight exaggeration), and some of them were quite good, thank you very much. Among Continue reading
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Tea Review: English Tea Store Organic Assam TGFOP
In my recent review of the English Tea Store’s Golden Heaven Yunnan, a Chinese black tea, I may have spoken a bit rashly. After many years of enthusiastically banging the drum for Assam tea, I made the comment that “I’m starting to wonder if I don’t like Yunnan better.” Which wasn’t exactly a definitive statement, Continue reading
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Darjeeling Tea by the Potful
Darjeeling teas are truly special and are often enjoyed by aficionados in fairly small quantities — about 8 to 10 ounces. But some of us need more than just that small amount at a time. We need to go for a potful, and not a wimpy 1- or 2-cupper pot but a big 6- or Continue reading
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Pairing Tea and Food — Spinach-Stuffed Mushrooms and Nilgiri Tea
Time for another recipe (the 5th in a baker’s dozen). This is another that goes great with tea. Be adventurous and give her recipe a try with a pot of the tea named and assess the pairing for yourself. The recipe: Spinach-Stuffed Mushrooms These are vegetarian/vegan-friendly (just omit the cheese) and quite delicious. And, according Continue reading
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The Good and Bad of Steamed Darjeeling Green Tea
Recently, I had a most interesting tea experience with a steamed green Darjeeling tea. Now, I don’t usually think of Darjeeling teas when I think of green teas. Chinese and Japanese green teas come to mind most readily. Hubby and I dove into the taste test with vigor anyway, ready for a new tea adventure. Continue reading
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Bringing Tea to Darjeeling
As far as I’m aware the Darjeeling tea industry doesn’t have a slogan, but if they did, perhaps something along the lines of “quality, not quantity” would be suitable. The total output of tea produced in this region of India is pretty much a drop in the bucket when stacked up against India’s other great Continue reading
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Review of English Tea Store Darjeeling White Tips
Basically there are two types of white tea leaves available to the consumer: the kind with long, thin silvery (sometimes downy) leaves, and the kind with leaves of varied sizes and colours, sort of like what you might find on a forest floor. The catalogue photo for this tea depicts the former, while these Darjeeling Continue reading
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It’s Summer Flush Time in Darjeeling!
June is a month for weddings, for those bells ringing, the beautiful brides gliding down the aisle in their white gowns, and wedding receptions with cakes and bands playing. It’s also Summer Flush time in Darjeeling, India! A “flush” is a time of growth and then harvest of the tea. In Darjeeling, India, there are Continue reading
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