Tea – Indian
Assam, Darjeeling, Nilgiri, others
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A Comparison of Indian and Chinese Teas
When you consider that tea is the most popular drink in the world after water it isn’t really that surprising to see just how many countries grow and produce it. When you look at global tea production, India and China instantly stand out, both producing well over twice as much tea annually as their nearest… Continue reading
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A Good Year for Tea
If you are from a certain part of the country, usually rural, you will recognize the old saying: “It was a good year for peaches…or plums…or tomatoes, etc.” Many a gardener, farmer, or homemaker spending hours in a hot kitchen filling canning jars has marked a year by the exceptional bounty and fine taste of… Continue reading
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Ignorance Is Bliss
I am by no means an expert in tea, but at this point I’m probably slightly more than an enthusiast. Somewhere between a lover and a connoisseur, maybe bordering on aficionado. Tea researcher is probably the best term I can come up with. I aspire to greater tea-related things. It sometimes leaves me in an… Continue reading
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Review of Mim Estate Darjeeling from the English Tea Store
Name: Mim Estate Darjeeling 2nd Flush Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Review: Mim Estate Darjeeling is a ridiculously inexpensive (on sale now for $4.69 for 4 ounces) Darjeeling tea sold under the English Tea Store’s private label. The dry leaf is small and varicolored with a few twigs… Continue reading
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What Do I Do with the Tea I Don’t Like?
Do you know about FLYlady–the home blessing instructor? If you do, then you know about the lessons on decluttering cabinets and counters. I looked in my cabinet at my various containers of tea, a cabinet that seriously needs decluttering. I have been in recent years attempting to broaden my tea horizons by sampling many different… Continue reading
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Worrying News from Darjeeling
Tea lovers could be facing severe disappointment due to a new ban on exports of Darjeeling tea. The ban is the idea of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), a political party who’s aim is to create a separate state from the region of India which includes Darjeeling. The GJM have proposed the ban as part… Continue reading
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Major Assam Tea Estates
When Robert Bruce first brought tea plants smuggled out of China to India, he discovered that the inhabitants of the Assam area were already enjoying tea made from a tea bush varietal growing wild (Camellia Sinensis assamica). He set about cultivating the plant and in a few years tea was being exported to London. Today,… Continue reading
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Toasting in the New Year with the “Champagne of Teas”
Darjeeling tea, also known as “the Champagne of Teas,” is a great non-alcoholic way to say, “Welcome, New Year!” Sure, hoisting a glass full of bubbly champagne is traditional for such a toast. But some of us need another choice for various reasons. There are those of us can’t take even small amounts of alcohol,… Continue reading
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Battle of the Assam Estate Teas
Our Assam tea collection is growing, no surprise since it is one of our favorite tea types. With over 300 tea estates in the Assam Province in northeastern India, this tea is also certainly plentiful. Time for a battle of the Assam Estate Teas (no, not all of them — just a select few). How… Continue reading
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