Thank You For The Music

24Aug07

So we just sponsored our first (sold out, I might add!) concert. I may be biased, but kudos to Mike, Nick, Alex, Yasu and Shirzad for putting on what can only be described as an electrifying performance! Huge thanks go out to everyone who attended and made it such a phenomenal success. Shirzad, Mikanic’s resident […]

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What Color Tea Would You Like – Milky or Classic British?

23Aug07

UK design outfit Suck has created color coded tea and coffee mugs that: help you mix your favourite brew to just-how-you-like-it by matching the colour guide on the inside. [link] An interesting concept for sure. If you like milk in your tea that is. [via]

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Happy Birthday Toy Train

23Aug07

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway turns 126 today.

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Training Your Palate

07Aug07

We need someone like Gary Vaynerchuk in the tea industry. Ideally someone who knows a thing or two about tea and wine. Someone like…oh, I don’t know…… Phyll? Enjoy this video! [via]

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Even Odd Toed Ungulates Love Tea

04Aug07

Pradip Ghosh, the manager of the Jadabpur Tea Estate in Jalpaiguri (North Bengal) has a bit of a problem. First it was elephants, and now it is that most massive of herbivorous mammals, Rhinoceros unicornis. We are concerned about the welfare of our workers and of the rhino’s health too since it is a full […]

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