Silver Tips Tea Blog

Here's a look at what goes on behind the scenes, our thoughts on tea, fun facts and customer comments.

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Visitors at Makaibari

Makaibari has a special appeal for visitors because it is a heritage tea factory and the owner is on the premises, a rarity among Darjeeling tea estates.  A casual visitor...

Visitors at Makaibari

Makaibari has a special appeal for visitors because it is a heritage tea factory and the owner is on the premises, a rarity among Darjeeling tea estates.  A casual visitor...

A customer visits Makaibari

One of our good friends recently visited Makaibari and sent us these beautiful pictures.  He went with a videographer and they availed of the Homestay programme at Makaibari which allows visitors...

A customer visits Makaibari

One of our good friends recently visited Makaibari and sent us these beautiful pictures.  He went with a videographer and they availed of the Homestay programme at Makaibari which allows visitors...

Tasting Tea

People generally know what they love even though they cannot describe it.  Our job, as tea professionals, is to provide language to convey the complexities and nuances of tea. Even...

Tasting Tea

People generally know what they love even though they cannot describe it.  Our job, as tea professionals, is to provide language to convey the complexities and nuances of tea. Even...

Tea - hero crop

Last month, some of the biggest names in the tea business released a report titled "Tea 2030".  The goal of the report is to transform tea from a commodity into...

Tea - hero crop

Last month, some of the biggest names in the tea business released a report titled "Tea 2030".  The goal of the report is to transform tea from a commodity into...

Coloring a consumer's palate

In March 2013, a study by D.D. Williamson, a leading food coloring company in Louisville, Kentucky, presented 24 test subjects with clear, brown and pink versions of a lemon-lime-flavored carbonated...

Coloring a consumer's palate

In March 2013, a study by D.D. Williamson, a leading food coloring company in Louisville, Kentucky, presented 24 test subjects with clear, brown and pink versions of a lemon-lime-flavored carbonated...

Rolling Machines - India and China

These two pictures say it all.  With our India tea background, we are used to Rolling Machines that workers need to climb in order to access the top level!  In...

Rolling Machines - India and China

These two pictures say it all.  With our India tea background, we are used to Rolling Machines that workers need to climb in order to access the top level!  In...