Comments on: Emerald Green Review

By: nihonfecchi

nihonfecchi — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:11:08 +0000

Thank you for the information on the Japanese cultivars. Yabukita makes nice green tea. Fancy introducing Yabukita in Darjeeling! Mr. Saria seems to have a good long term vision. I wonder if there are other Darjeeling gardens that have introduced cultivars from outside of India. It would be interesting to know how teas made from those cultivars are doing. Very interesting indeed.

You have very good blog. Congratulations and keep it up.

By: Teadesigner

Teadesigner — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:25:34 +0000

Hi Nihonfecchi!

Yes it is Yabukita!Fairly started as an experiment. Although the section referred above is a decade old, took some long time for regeneration of planting materials is what i can get to.

Thanks again!

Teadesigner

By: nihonfecchi

nihonfecchi — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:50:58 +0000

Very good blogpost.

It would have been nice if more information had been given about the Japanese cultivars. For example are they Yabukita? How old are they? Which regions in Japan did they come from? For tea enthusiasts like me this sort of information adds more pleasure to the tea that I drink every few hours! I daresay I am speaking for others too.

The other point is from 8 hectares Mr Saria can make about 4000 kgs of tea. So it is not a few kilograms.

Good effort Mr. Saria. Keep it up.

By: Sonam P Lama

Sonam P Lama — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:28:10 +0000

Jason! Thanks, I am always delighted to share.
Please write to me with your contact address: teadesigner@freshdarjeelingtea.com

By: Jason Witt

Jason Witt — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:10:52 +0000

What a good read. I’d definitely be interested in sampling a high-quality Japanese transplant to Darjeeling. Those are some of the best regions and cultivars in the world for tea and their hybrid must surely be notable.