Nilgiri tea
E696735
Nilgiri tea is a fragrant, brisk black tea from India’s Nilgiri Hills, valued for its bright liquor and smooth, aromatic flavor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nilgiri tea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7911997 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nilgiri tea Context triple: [Coonoor, teaTypeProduced, Nilgiri tea]
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A.
Darjeeling tea
Darjeeling tea is a highly prized, aromatic black tea from the Himalayan foothills, celebrated for its delicate flavor, floral notes, and status as the “champagne of teas.”
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B.
Assam tea
Assam tea is a robust, malty black tea variety grown in India’s northeastern Assam region, renowned worldwide for its strong flavor and use in breakfast blends like English and Irish Breakfast tea.
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C.
Kangra tea
Kangra tea is a distinctive variety of Indian tea from the Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, prized for its delicate flavor and aromatic quality.
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D.
Keemun black tea
Keemun black tea is a renowned Chinese black tea variety prized for its rich, mellow flavor and aromatic, winey notes.
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E.
Tea City of India
Tea City of India is a popular nickname for Dibrugarh, a major tea-producing and commercial hub in the Indian state of Assam.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nilgiri tea Target entity description: Nilgiri tea is a fragrant, brisk black tea from India’s Nilgiri Hills, valued for its bright liquor and smooth, aromatic flavor.
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A.
Darjeeling tea
Darjeeling tea is a highly prized, aromatic black tea from the Himalayan foothills, celebrated for its delicate flavor, floral notes, and status as the “champagne of teas.”
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B.
Assam tea
Assam tea is a robust, malty black tea variety grown in India’s northeastern Assam region, renowned worldwide for its strong flavor and use in breakfast blends like English and Irish Breakfast tea.
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C.
Kangra tea
Kangra tea is a distinctive variety of Indian tea from the Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, prized for its delicate flavor and aromatic quality.
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D.
Keemun black tea
Keemun black tea is a renowned Chinese black tea variety prized for its rich, mellow flavor and aromatic, winey notes.
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E.
Tea City of India
Tea City of India is a popular nickname for Dibrugarh, a major tea-producing and commercial hub in the Indian state of Assam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian tea
ⓘ
black tea ⓘ |
| aroma |
floral
ⓘ
fruity ⓘ |
| belongsToTeaRegion | South Indian tea region ⓘ |
| brewTemperature | 90–100 °C ⓘ |
| brewTime | 3–5 minutes ⓘ |
| caffeineContent | medium ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical highland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| cultivarSource |
Camellia sinensis var. assamica
ⓘ
Camellia sinensis var. sinensis ⓘ |
| exportProductOf | India ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
aromatic
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brisk ⓘ fragrant ⓘ smooth ⓘ |
| growsAtAltitude | 1000–2500 meters ⓘ |
| harvestSeason |
autumn
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aromatic cup
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clarity of liquor ⓘ low astringency ⓘ |
| leafGrade |
CTC
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orthodox ⓘ |
| liquorColor | bright ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Ghats ⓘ |
| marketPosition | single-origin tea ⓘ |
| notableHarvest | frost tea ⓘ |
| oxidationLevel | fully oxidized ⓘ |
| pairing |
desserts
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light snacks ⓘ |
| processingStep |
firing
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oxidation ⓘ rolling ⓘ withering ⓘ |
| producedIn |
Kerala
ⓘ
Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Nilgiri Hills ⓘ |
| servingSuggestion |
with sugar optional
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without milk ⓘ |
| similarTo | Ceylon tea ⓘ |
| teaCategory | hot beverage ⓘ |
| teaType | Camellia sinensis tea ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
blending base
ⓘ
iced tea ⓘ straight black tea ⓘ |
| usedIn | masala chai blends ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Nilgiri tea Description of subject: Nilgiri tea is a fragrant, brisk black tea from India’s Nilgiri Hills, valued for its bright liquor and smooth, aromatic flavor.
Referenced by (1)
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