No teas just Chataku!geeber1 wrote:http://www.holymtn.com/tea/blacktea.htm
This site has several Nilgiris that look interesting. Has anyone ordered from here?
I got my other 2 Nilgiri now, I'm ready to swap - I'll PM you Geeber!
No teas just Chataku!geeber1 wrote:http://www.holymtn.com/tea/blacktea.htm
This site has several Nilgiris that look interesting. Has anyone ordered from here?
Sounds good Sarah! I'd like to try all three! I'll send my Tiger Hill if you want and which ever other ones you want! PM me!kymidwife wrote:OK I have 3 Nilgiri offerings from SpecialTeas coming...
Tiger Hill OP (CL)
Thiashola TGFOP1
Thiashola Organic SFTGFOP1
Probably not as nice as some of the others, but will be interesting to compare vendors and prices. I have been reasonably satisfied with most of my SpecialTeas experiences.
Sarah
Beautiful large leaves (compared to orthodox Indian tea).Cinnamon Kitty wrote: After hearing all the awesomeness about the Glendale Estate Handmade ... What does it taste like beyond being delicious?
Chip, it brews up pretty light in color also, and the steeped leaves are more green than black. You might find it hard to rejoin the Green Collective if you get hooked on this tea!Chip wrote:Beautiful photo Sal, which reminds me, how can this be a black tea? Jeez, looks almost like a green or a green oolong. So many Indian "blacks" fall into this abyss.
Great description, could almost win me over to the Dark Side" but ... this tea really does not qualify. How could a greenie resist it?
Victoria, I noticed that also on the first steep with this one and the Dooars, but the second steep of both was much better to me. Is that normal? I'm going to try them both again with a little less leaf and time.Victoria wrote:I'm beginning to think I got very lucky with the Nilgiri I first tried. All three of them, just have been fantastic. Following the success of those 3 the next two I have tried have been far from stellar.
No 4 was a new one of mine from ToT. No 5 is Glendale Estate, FOP from Geeber1.
Although warned about another one, the bigger leaf of this one was so appealing, I was not expecting such bitterness! In fact I was beginning to think a common trait to all Nilgiri is a smooth non-bitter finish.
I will try this again with different parameters but wow - be careful there is a HUGE difference between Glendale Estate FOP and Glendale Estate Handmade.
I have found that reducing the time often helps with this problem. I would not reduce the leaf or you will get a much weaker taste. Generally, try to vary just one factor at a time or you don't really know what accounts for any change.geeber1 wrote: Victoria, I noticed that also on the first steep with this one and the Dooars, but the second steep of both was much better to me. Is that normal? I'm going to try them both again with a little less leaf and time.