“Darjeeling: A History of the World’s Greatest Tea” Jeff Koehler (2015) Review | Colonial history and Darjeeling

★★★★★  The book talks about Darjeeling tea – history, the people, the owners and workers, the soil; its problems are as iconic as its taste. Darjeeling tea is iconic, that no other place could recreate, yet it’s stuck in its colonial history.

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Darjeeling: A History of the World’s Greatest Tea
Jeff Koehler, 2015
286 pages
Read in 2022.04


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All about Darjeeling tea, in details. Extensively in details. 

It talks about all the background - history, the people (the owners and workers), the soil; the problems are as iconic as the taste.
Darjeeling tea is iconic, that no other place could recreate, yet it's stuck in its colonial history. 
And it's entirely based on the exploitation.  
A painful fact is, a cup of Darjeeling tea could cost more than a day's wage of the plucker. It's located in such a unique bit of the planet, that living there alone is a hard job (access to water, heating). 
And also uniquely, unlike other iconic drinks like champagne or whiskey or even matcha, Darjeeling tea is not as appreciated in its own country, India.

With all the problems, will people continue to drink Darjeeling tea? 
Will people continue to make Darjeeling tea?

🔽 Where to buy / Summary and more info 🔽

●●● Amazon.com (US) ●●●

Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World's Greatest Tea

●●● Amazon.co.uk (UK) ●●●
Darjeeling: A History of the World’s Greatest Tea

●●● Amazon.it (Italy) ●●●
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