Wishing All My Readers a Very Happy New 2009!!!
By now, I fairly admit, my name would have been scraped of the blogger’s list. Nevertheless, the current blog can be assumed as the endeavour for re-initialising the blogging saga in full zing. Christmased in Delhi and at beginning of the year I landed in North Eastern India. So, here I am, back with once-again-North-East bang on Sikkim.
Hooked, booked and cooked by Sikkim─the state that forced sin out of me─it is time to sing the saga of Sikkim’s elusive winter beauty. Gaush! I could no way escape the ubiquitous January cold at Sikkim. At my stay quarter, even the barometer failed to read temperature (in minus) and all. As I embarked on my tea garden tours in Sikkim, the cold abated to sombre.
All about Temi- The Tea
From snow-clad mountains to high-altitude valleys and lakes, the state of Sikkim has also carved out a place for itself in the tea industry. Grown on the slopes of the Himalayas and nourished by the nature is the Temi garden, a producer on superb orthodox tea. Established in 1969, and spread over 453 acre, Temi Tea Garden employs 500 workers and gives a produce of 100 tonnes of tea, annually. This special-Sikkim-produce tastes like honey and even found in high quality Ceylon Tea. A mere sip from the cup is bound to energise the taster and you simply utter ‘wow’ for the magic potion.
Alongside the highway to West Sikkim Temi Plantations rug the down slope below Tendong in a tinge of glistening green. Temi requires a weather condition to grow; the plantation is also geologically favoured near Tendong. Temi, a rich flavoured orthodox tea, fetches a high price slab in Kolkata’s Tea auction. An organic product of an organic state, Temi is a huge demand in the international markets too. All India Quality Award from Tea Board of India in 1994 and 1995 evidences Temi’s superb quality.
T and Temi Plantations
The flavor of Temi tea has shifted focus on the state. Route that leads to the garden is set out with impeccable plantations, hills and assortment of flowers. A ready option is to sit and watch the sit and watch the women plucking out tea. I did it for an hour. Interestingly, I had a bonus visit to tea factory and watched out the tea-making didactics. Of the entire journey, my stay at old dak bungalow guest house was the time of my life. Here, windows open unto the valley of Temi. My souvenir is Temi Tea and a blog!!
By now, I fairly admit, my name would have been scraped of the blogger’s list. Nevertheless, the current blog can be assumed as the endeavour for re-initialising the blogging saga in full zing. Christmased in Delhi and at beginning of the year I landed in North Eastern India. So, here I am, back with once-again-North-East bang on Sikkim.
Hooked, booked and cooked by Sikkim─the state that forced sin out of me─it is time to sing the saga of Sikkim’s elusive winter beauty. Gaush! I could no way escape the ubiquitous January cold at Sikkim. At my stay quarter, even the barometer failed to read temperature (in minus) and all. As I embarked on my tea garden tours in Sikkim, the cold abated to sombre.
All about Temi- The Tea
From snow-clad mountains to high-altitude valleys and lakes, the state of Sikkim has also carved out a place for itself in the tea industry. Grown on the slopes of the Himalayas and nourished by the nature is the Temi garden, a producer on superb orthodox tea. Established in 1969, and spread over 453 acre, Temi Tea Garden employs 500 workers and gives a produce of 100 tonnes of tea, annually. This special-Sikkim-produce tastes like honey and even found in high quality Ceylon Tea. A mere sip from the cup is bound to energise the taster and you simply utter ‘wow’ for the magic potion.
Alongside the highway to West Sikkim Temi Plantations rug the down slope below Tendong in a tinge of glistening green. Temi requires a weather condition to grow; the plantation is also geologically favoured near Tendong. Temi, a rich flavoured orthodox tea, fetches a high price slab in Kolkata’s Tea auction. An organic product of an organic state, Temi is a huge demand in the international markets too. All India Quality Award from Tea Board of India in 1994 and 1995 evidences Temi’s superb quality.
T and Temi PlantationsThe flavor of Temi tea has shifted focus on the state. Route that leads to the garden is set out with impeccable plantations, hills and assortment of flowers. A ready option is to sit and watch the sit and watch the women plucking out tea. I did it for an hour. Interestingly, I had a bonus visit to tea factory and watched out the tea-making didactics. Of the entire journey, my stay at old dak bungalow guest house was the time of my life. Here, windows open unto the valley of Temi. My souvenir is Temi Tea and a blog!!
