Have you ever had a tea from Nilgiri that’s any good? I have not. I keep trying them and have yet to hit on a winner.  I’m starting to think there’s a conspiracy to promote this region as one of the big boys but it’s not fooling us here at Andrews & Dunham Tea Opinions Ltd. Nope. And no, I’m not trying to be a hater — it’d be great to find a bunch of good, affordable teas grown somewhere other than the usual awesome places — but so far it’s not happening.

The Nilgiri mountains, also known as the Blue Mountains, are  on the South side of India. As the name implies, Nilgiri tea comes from this region. Head over to the Nilgiris wiki, look at one or two of those pictures and tell me you don’t want to pack up the rucksack and head over there.  I sure as hell do, but what awaits us in all those lovely mountains is tons of incredibly average, boring tea! Romance, memorable sunsets, sure, we’ll have those but the tea will bore us and drive us apart.

All the big retailers have some fine Nilgiri teas on the menu. Of course I haven’t tried them all, but since each one I’ve tried has been equally disappointing I feel like I have. So I mean it. Tried any good Nilgiri tea? Share the love please.

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