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drank Nilgiri (#325) by Tea Market
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My first Nilgiri tea! :) Thank you so much to Nicole for the generous sample! This tea is very nicely balanced, strong and completely smooth. It is not as strong as an Assam, but quite a bit stronger than Darjeelings of course. I wasn’t sure about how to prepare it, so, when I first tried it a few days ago, I steeped it for 3 minutes. I steeped it for 5 minutes today, and I have to say that I am enjoying the longer steeped tea more. The extra time did not make the tea bitter at all…increased the strength nicely while maintaining smoothness.
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donkeyteaarrrraugh
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I was surprised by Nilgiris as well. Much more interesting than I thought!

Mike
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Absolutely! Do you have any favorites? I’m definitely going to search out a few!

donkeyteaarrrraugh
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I have some amazing Nilgiri from Glendale Estate that you should try…. PM me….

Mike
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Awesome, thanks!

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donkeyteaarrrraugh
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I was surprised by Nilgiris as well. Much more interesting than I thought!

Mike
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Absolutely! Do you have any favorites? I’m definitely going to search out a few!

donkeyteaarrrraugh
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I have some amazing Nilgiri from Glendale Estate that you should try…. PM me….

Mike
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Awesome, thanks!

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I’m a tea novice, and I’m loving my introduction to the World of Tea. I started getting into tea about 4 years ago when I lived in Brooklyn, NY. At first, I stayed with green teas, and took black teas completely for granted. However, in the last couple years I have enthusiastically added them to my daily routine. I love strong Assam black teas in the morning, and Japanese green teas in the afternoon, especially matcha and gyokuro. I have recently become a big fan of Keemuns. I’m looking forward to learning about new teas on this site and talking to other tea lovers!

As far as ratings go, don’t trust me. I’m a high rater, and I’m easily impressed. If I rate a tea lower than 70 (which is going to happen rarely, it seems), I probably will not drink that tea again. I will splurge for some teas at times, but I love a bargain, so you will often see me celebrating under-appreciated everyday teas.

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