Category: Tea
Life Story
Philip John

Icklesham!

I had taken a long break from writing but now feel compelled to continue my narrative. My first two years in Coonoor (1971-73) was taken

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Club Life
Philip John

Coonoor and Beyond!

If I thought I was going to miss the Cochin social life I was in for a pleasant surprise. Sure, I would miss my friends

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The Coonoor Auctions!

My wife and I were delighted with our move to Coonoor. She liked the cooler climes of Coonoor which had an amazing climate and vegetation. It

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Life Story
Philip John

An annual event!

After a break I thought I should get back to my Tea story… Goings and Comings at JT Life in Cochin was idyllic but there

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Life Story
Philip John

The churn

I must apologise to my non Tea readers for the granularity of this blog. You are welcome to gloss over the dates and details and

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Life Story
Philip John

A perfect gentleman!

You hear this term less and less these days. When someone describes a man as  ‘a perfect gentleman’ the name that pops into my mind

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The urge to diversify

In a couple of years we had gained palpable momentum. Many South India tea producers realised that JT was a professionally run organisation with well-trained

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