The Misty Hills of Darjeeling
From the stimulating streets of Kolkata the next stage of my training trip was to take place in the cooler climbs of Darjeeling. Darjeeling nestles at the Western edge of...
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I'll take my tea with extra guts please
Professional tea tasters use a set of defined tasting terms, some of which can sound pretty odd to the rest of the world. Most people know what we might mean...
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Suzy's Trip to India's Tea Capital
After an incredible four weeks touring the enchanting tea gardens of Assam I've made it to what is the tea capital of India - Kolkata (Calcutta).Since the very first tea...
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Meet the Ladies of the Bodo Handloom Scheme
Our expert tea buyers are used to discovering talented people with quality products when they’re travelling the world. Usually it’s tea they’re after - but in the case of the...
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Plaques, Plucks and Picks
Having visited 23 top Assam tea factories so far, I’m starting to pick up a thing or two. One of the highlights is experiencing the warm relationship built up between...
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Discovering the Secrets of Assam
After a brief stop back in the UK at Yorkshire Tea HQ, no sooner had I washed my clothes and got a haircut then I was back on a plane...
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