Nov 9th, '08, 18:43
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Sal, I would never put your name and ignorance in the same sentence. You're one of the most knowledgeable people on this forum.Salsero wrote:It is entirely possible that the vendors source it from the same wholesaler and it actually is the same tea.geeber1 wrote: Parkside Estate Amber Oolong: This one is comparable to the Glendale Handmade from TeaSource, in fact, I can't tell the difference between them.
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Oops, my bad, I didn't notice these are different estates. I thought Parkside was vendor. Please ignore my ignorance!
Cal, at least you gave something different a try. With so many different varieites of tea out there, you sure can't fall in love with all of them. I might be willing to trade something with when you get to that point. (hint, hint)caligatia wrote:I've gotta say, the handmade Nilgiri really isn't doing much for me. It's a gorgeous-looking tea, and it tastes fine, but there's nothing about it that makes me crave cups of it. I'm going to try brewing it longer and see what happens, but I suspect this will be going in my "to trade" pile...
Wow, I wasn't able to open the image gallery on Firefox and just did in Explorer. What a beautiful place! I loved the train!Victoria wrote:If interested I also found this interesting information on the Nilgiri
Glendale Estate -
http://www.glendale-tea.com/glendale-estate.html
Fascinating reading I thought, since we own and love their tea.
Nov 9th, '08, 21:32
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I always think of those narrow gauge railroads as part of the English legacy in India, connecting remote parts of the sub-continent, like the train sequences in Ghandi and for that matter in Earth, the second part of Deepa Mehta's great trilogy, Fire, Earth, Water.geeber1 wrote: Wow, I wasn't able to open the image gallery ... What a beautiful place! I loved the train!
Speaking of water, how about those bathrooms!
Yay post NUMBER 100!!!! This thread is the first to reach 100 posts in Black Tea Forum History! Nilgiri Teas really deserve to be known, as many of these lovlies are
right up there with prized Darjeelings IMHO.
The above pics are clickable!!
This is a beautiful tea and the price is so reasonable!at $3.00 an oz.
But I recommend getting the beautiful tin - 3 oz for $10.00
I am so happy I just restocked!!!
right up there with prized Darjeelings IMHO.
The above pics are clickable!!
This is a beautiful tea and the price is so reasonable!at $3.00 an oz.
But I recommend getting the beautiful tin - 3 oz for $10.00
I am so happy I just restocked!!!
Nov 11th, '08, 19:48
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Geeber... glad you are enjoying. After trying a sample of Glendale Handmade, I was shocked at the difference between it and the Thiashola... which is much darker, bolder, and more like a traditional black tea (a very good black tea).. rather than the more Darjeeling/Oolong character of the Glendale. I was worried no one would like mine!
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