Makaibari

So this tea is something that could only come from Asia. I would love to try it, but at $400.00 per kg, it's a bit outside what I would consider a necessary expenditure. The next most expensive tea that I know of is the Castleton Moonlight (Darjeeling), and it's half the price of the Makaibari. Just to put this into perspective; the Castleton Moonlight transported to me to a different dimension when I tried it. Buddhists talk about being able to achieve a brief moment of enlightenment when you sneeze, or during orgasm, because your mind is truly unfettered in these moments. A taste of the Castleton Moonlight almost pushes it's way into that realm; AND IT'S HALF THE PRICE OF THE MAKAIBARI! There's a price on the home page that says it's $1,600.00 per kg, but they offer an online purchase for $400.00/kg. The sixteen hundred might just be about bragging rights.

So anyway, I haven't had the opportunity to try it yet. I'll include a link to the Makaibari estates home page later on, but for now, I'll give you a little info; The estate has been passed down from rajah, to rajah for four generations, and the current owner, Rajah Banerjee has created an entire ecosystem on the estate. Instead of just growing one crop, Banerjee has diversified the flora, and fauna to create an efficient ecosystem. There's tigers, and panthers there. Enough said. This place should be in a James Bond movie.

Oh, and also, the tea is only picked by young girls, under a full moon. Poke around the website for a bit and see what it's all aboutwww.makaibari.com. The estate is outside of a town called Kurseong, which is on the sketchy mountain road to Darjeeling from New Jalpaiguri. Kurseong is considered part of the Darjeeling region as far as tea production is concerned, so Makaibari would be a Darjeeling. Apparently it's the most expensive tea in the world, but I'm going to guess that someone in Japan is selling a rare tea for a similar price.

So if anyone decides to make a purchase of the Makaibari, let me know about it. Maybe we can work something out.