Category Archive for 'Featured Estates'

TEA GARDENS IN CEYLON

Friday, April 11th, 2008

The black teas produced in Ceylon, India and China are the preferred teas in Europe and America. The freshly picked leaves undergo a long process of transformation, for black  must be fermented. And the fermentation of tea requires as much care and close, scientifically controlled attention as does the fermentation of wine. This industrial art [...]

TEA GARDENS OF CEYLON

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

                                                         
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Namring Tea Estate

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Amidst the mystic mountains of the Himalayas there exists a few tea estates, which can be called flag bearers oftop quality world famous Darjeeling teas and India’s pride “Namring (Upper)”, tea drinkers delight all over the globe, consists of 440 hectares of tes plantation, spreading over a gross area of over 50sq.km. Bushes grown from [...]

Okayti Tea Estate

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Tucked away in the North-East India at 6500 feet is Darjeeling. The only place in the world that grows the ‘Champange’ of teas. Popularly known as the Queen of the hills, Darjeeling produces the finest, rarest and the most prestigious of orthodox teas. Usually savoured without milk, its incomparable quality is the result of climate, [...]

Jungpana Tea Estate

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Nestled in the mighty Himalayas a tiny tea estate Jungpana has been enchanting tea lovers for over a century. Planted by the British it was owned initially by the Scotland based Duncan Brothers, later by the Ranas of Nepal and thereafter has been with the Kejriwal family for over five decedes.
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Margaret’s Hope Tea Garden

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Margaret’s Hope is situated 8 kms north of Kurseong town and lies below the hill Cart Road. It shares common boundaries with Balasun Tea Garden to the south and Ringtone Tea Garden to the north-west. The Beltar river flows between its two divisions i.e. Margaret’s Hope and Maharanee. It is a mark acclaimed both at [...]

Singell Tea Garden

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

The Singell tea garden was planted out in 1861 by Mr. James White just below Kurseong Town. At that time it was the largest tea garden in Darjeeling and was entirely planted out with the original China Variety of Tea plants which are still producing tea even today.
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