Tag: Doke Tea
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Gifts of the Doke River
In July, a very 2020 thing happened. I shattered a gaiwan lid. Even “funnier”? This was the second such gaiwan lid I’d shattered this year. My luck with even the most basic teaware was middling at best. Like any “softboi”, I posted this guy-winey gaiwan lament online. First person to comment on this tragedy was…
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All Four Doke First Flush Teas In One Day
Begin Doke Diary transmission. I’ve already written about the Doke tea estate in Bihar, India on several occasions. Everyone who reads this blog already knows my leanings toward it. That being, it’s my absolute favorite Indian tea garden. Yes, in all of India. But out of the countless tea profiles, taster notes, and lapses in…
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Defining a Doke Tea State of Mind
NaNoTeaMo, Day 6: “Defining a Doke Tea State of Mind” Doke /’dōk/ noun A river located in the state of Bihar, India The surname of a tea estate in Bihar, India owned and operated by the Lochan family. verb To induce a state of mind in a Doke tea drinker, wherein they experience equal parts…
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A Dork Drunk on Doke
Let’s talk a little about terroir. It’s a word usually bandied about by wine folks in order to sound “edumacated”. Blame the French. The word “terroir” derives from the French word “terre”, which literally means “land”. Terroir, as a concept, is applied to plants that are influenced by the “land” where they grow. Geology, geography,…
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I Dream of Doke for a Day
White Tea Week, Day 4: “I Dream of Doke for a Day” The Doke tea estate is a small garden situated in the northeastern state of Bihar, India. In 1998, Rajiv Lochan – of Lochan Tea – got the best of all retirement presents. His own tea garden to do with as he wished. Best.…