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30 / 08 / 2019
THE NEWTIMES //
RWANDA
Indian firm to invest up to $30m in Rwanda tea
Luxmi Tea has announced it will invest between $28 million and $30 million in Rwanda over the next 10 years, making it the first Indian firm to set up a Greenfield project..
Julius Bizimungu // Read Article ⇀
12 / 08 / 2019
THE East African //
Rwanda tea price higher than Kenya’s at auction
Rwanda’s tea is selling at premium rates at the Mombasa Tea Auction, overshadowing price offers on Kenyan produce as international buyers focus on quality..
GEORGE OMONDI // Read Article ⇀
29 / 07 / 2019
FIRST POST //
TRIPURA
Speciality tea: Tripura set to scale up white tea production..
Planters in Tripura are going in for full-scale production of the ‘costly and delicate’ variety of white tea.White tea is minimally processed and is harvested even before the plants..
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA // Read Article ⇀
19 / 01 / 2019
YORKSHIRE POST //
GISOVU
Why Yorkshire Tea is promoting cricket in Rwanda
After a two-hour drive along a rutted and potholed road, lies the remote Gisovu tea estate high in the hills of Rwanda. A little over a year ago, the plantation’s workers..
BETTYS & TAYLORS // Read Article ⇀
25 / 09 / 2018
BBC TRAVEL //
MAKAIBARI
India’s rare tea picked under a full moon
On the slopes of the Himalayas, workers at the world’s first biodynamic tea farm wait patiently until the planets align to pick India’s most expensive tea..
KALPANA PRADHAN // Read Article ⇀
16 / 09 / 2018
LA NACION //
En busca del té perfecto: una odisea en tren y jeep a Darjeeling
Los monzones están al acecho. En Varanasi hacen 46 grados. Tolero mejor el calor que el frío, pero mi cadencia no puede ser la misma que si estuviera en un invierno finlandés..
Esteban Feune de Colombi // Read Article ⇀
23 / 04 / 2015
THE LUXE CAFE //
The King of Tea-Times
Makaibari signature tea—Silver Tips Imperial is the benchmark for others in the industry to emulate, and it is the symbol for the pursuit of excellence..
Shabnam Srivastava // Read Article ⇀
15 / 09 / 2014
DAILYMAIL ONLINE //
Rare tea picked every 108 years on a full moon night..
It’s been described as the Holy Grail for tea connoisseurs - and a cup will set you back £5. The pricey brew comes from India’s Darjeeling Makaibari Tea Estate..
ANUCYIA VICTOR // Read Article ⇀
TIMES OF INDIA //
Makaibari cuppa for cognac price
Kolkata : A special lot of handcrafted tea from the 155-year-old Makaibari Tea Estate in Kurseong sold recently for $1850(around ₹ 1.11 lakh) a kg, thus becoming the most expensive..
UDIT PRASANNA MUKHERJI // Read Article ⇀
06 / 05 / 2014
HINDUSTAN TIMES //
Brazil to kick off World Cup mornings with Darjeeling tea
Though India will be nowhere near the playing arena in Brazil during the World Cup, tea from the famous Darjeeling garden of Makaibari will kick off the mornings for the players..
ARPIT BASU // Read Article ⇀
02 / 07 / 2008
THE TELEGRAPH//KOLKATA
Olympics end tea break
A consignment of Makaibari green tea will leave tomorrow for guests at the Beijing Olympics. With the bandh in the hills temporarily suspended, Darjeeling tea gardens have rushed to send their consignments to Calcutta for export..
SANJAY MADAL // Read Article ⇀
25 / 04 / 2008
TIME//
Makaibari Tea Estate
If Darjeeling is the champagne of teas, Makaibari is the Krug or Henri Giraud. At the 677-hectare Makaibari Tea Estate nestled in the eastern Himala- yes, you not only taste the finest of its aromatic, amber brews, but experience tea..
MADHUR SINGH // Read Article ⇀
14 / 10 / 2007
THE NEW YORK TIMES //
Hi Tea, India Style
The Himalayas rose almost out of nowhere. One minute the Maruti Suzuki hatchback was cruising the humid plains of West Bengal, palm trees and clouds obscuring the hills to come….
MATT GROSS // Read Article ⇀
10 / 12 / 2006
The Best of India, One Cup at a Time
The cool, fertile foothills of the Indian Himalayas grow some of the world’s most prized teas. The region is also one of the most inaccessible in the world — 7,000…..