Tea

Tea Estate Tour & Tasting

Coonoor· All year

Walk the hand-plucked slopes, watch leaf become tea in a working factory, and taste Nilgiri orthodox and frost teas at the source.

Coonoor is the heart of Nilgiri tea; several estates run guided factory tours ending in a tasting flight.

Ask for orthodox whole-leaf and the winter 'frost' teas — the briskest, most aromatic expression of the hills.

The hand-plucked tea carpet is also the classic foreground for Dolphin's Nose and Lamb's Rock.

Nilgiri tea carries a Geographical Indication; specific estate 'firsts' and founding dates are often promotional rather than documented.

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