Category Archives: General

Chai and its Culture in India

India competes with China for the designation of world’s largest producer of tea. More than 1,00,000 landholders of tea employs nearly millions of tea workers from the geographically and ethnically rich subcontinent of India. Tea is so rooted in the framework of India’s culture that 70 percent of the millions of the tea wholly produced […]

Lemon Tea and its Health Benefits

Black and Green teas have an age old popularity. But Lemon teas are trending now because of the immense health benefits it provides. And adding some lemon juices these tea types makes it an awesome drink. The tea gets prepared by adding some lemon juices to the black or green teas. After which the colour […]

Tea Ceremony In China

Significantly linked to the Chinese traditions, drinking tea became necessary for self –assessment during the Tang Regime.After that the popularity of Tea started.Now here the Chinese tea ceremony refers to the process of getting tea prepared for special occasions such as social gatherings as well as other types of events. The tea ceremony in China […]

Tea Ceremony in Japan

Tea started gaining popularity in Japan during the 8th century when herbal leaves were imported by ambassadors, traders of China. Then tea started getting prepared after some well known monks such as Eisai from China bought corns of these plants and started its production all throughout Japan. Made out of the amalgamation of Buddhism and […]

History of Teas in the West

Firstly discovered in the Yunnan State, the tea tree was purely coincidence. It so happened that one farmer while returning from the field traced tiny leaves fallen into the ground which comprised of some edible scents, so he consumed those leaves. And then it was traced that the leaflets had fallen from the tea tree. […]

How to make most of the tea leaves

Leaves extracted from the Camellia Sinensis plants have a consistent taste even after infusing multiple times. Infusing in warm water leads to expansion of the tea leaves, which results in a more concentrated flavor. The advantages of second infusion produces the best taste. Fresh teas like green oolongs, can be drank the next day with the […]

Darjeeling Climate and Tea Varieties

The term Darjeeling comes from the Tibetan words Dorje, which means thunder rod of the Hindu lord Indra, and ling, means ‘’the place” or “land’’. Darjeeling has a temperate climate comprising wet summers because of those monsoon rains. The mean maximum temperature gets around 14.9 °C (58.8 °F) while the mean minimum temperature closes to […]

Leaf tea harvesting process

Leaf Tea are usually those teas made from the tender leaves and buds of the tea plants known as Camellia Sinensis. Camellia Sinensis are those species of evergreen shoots with dark, glossy green leaflets and small white florets, the tea is suitable for growing in the tropical and subtropical climates with rainfall of not less […]

Significance of Tea Clones

Basically, “clonal” comes from the word “clone.” Clonal here refers to the procedures of controlled breeding of plants to produce the desired results. To precisely define, it means those plants consisting of a  single leaf that has been promoted through cuttings.But this tea is rarely found in the tea industry due to the huge expenses. […]

Tea Bags Vs. Loose Leaf Tea. Which one tastes better?

Loose–leaf tea refers to those tea leaves which are not included in teabags(as called in the modern age). Usually termed as specialty tea, these Loose leaf tea are the high grades teas found in smaller tea estates. The texture, aroma as well the tastes varies from season to season. The particular flavors and aromas of […]