In 1883, Edward Money published this great work on the state of the tea industry in India. He goes into the different regions of India, how to set up a tea garden, grow the tea, harvest the tea, process the tea. Everything you’ve ever wanted to know!

Here are some photo excerpts:

The best part about this is that it is available for download for free @ Archive.org: http://www.archive.org/details/manufacturetea00monerich

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3 Responses to “The Manufacturing of Tea in India”

1. DANIEL says:

   April 15, 2009 at 8:47 am

   Thanks Tony, I would like to download the book and take a tour of Indian tea.

   Honestly I’ve not drinked Indian black tea yet though I’ve drinked Lapsang Souchong, I like drink it with milk.

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2. Will says:

   April 17, 2009 at 5:51 pm

   Hey Man, love the info and I will be reading your posts!

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   • Tony says:

     April 18, 2009 at 2:34 pm

     Thanks for your support Will, I know its been a while since new content has been added, but I’m working on several cool articles at the moment!

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