Teas of India
The tea industry in India was originated by the British government who enlisted the servicves of Robert Fortune to travel throughout China to collect the plants and expertise to create the first plantations. T Ching would like to introduce you to the history and teas from the different regions in India.
Top Tea Bloggers of India
Three tea bloggers in India have taken to the platform in their enthusiasm for tea.
What Does it Mean for a Tea to be Brisk?
What does briskness in tea mean? To me it means bright in flavor and character or else astringent.
How To Brew Loose Leaf Indian Tea: Assam & Darjeeling
If you are a lover of black teas, you should try the Indian teas in the video.
Tuesdays With Norwood, Re-Steeped: Darjeeling – Part 3, Nilgiri, and India’s Other Teas
We’re going back into the archives to revisit these classic posts by James Norwood Pratt. This week we’re finishing up the teas of India, with this post includes “Darjeeling – Part 3”, “Nilgiri”, and “India’s Other Teas”. We have added a link to the end of each one to...
Tuesdays With Norwood, Re-Steeped: Teas of India & Teas of India – A Word on Those Initials in Tea Names
We’re going back into the archives to revisit these classic posts by James Norwood Pratt. This post includes “Teas of India” and “Teas of India – A Word on Those Initials in Tea Names”. We have added a link to the end of each one to take you to the next if you would...
Tuesdays With Norwood, Re-Steeped: The Secret’s Out: The Discovery of Tea in India & John Company Conquers India
Part of a chess set in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. It is c. 1850, from the Delhi region. Made of ivory, it depicts a rook in the Indian style, as an elephant. It is part of a "John Company" set crafted for the British East India Company. We're...
Kanchenjunga Tears – Part 1
The five treasures of the high snow welcome home one of their own: David Wilson Fletcher. As the snow from the summits of the Kanchenjunga Mountain Range nestled in at the foothills of the Himalayas melts and trickles down the slopes, tears are shed for the loss of a...
Japanese Tea vs Indian Tea – 10 Battles You Don’t Want to Miss – Part 2
Continued from Japanese Tea vs Indian Tea - 10 Battles You Don't Want to Miss - Part 1 4 - Aesthetics: Japanese Tea Uses More Machinery Most Japanese tea cultivation and processing is done by machines whereas most Indian tea cultivation is still done manually without...
Japanese Tea vs Indian Tea – 10 Battles You Don’t Want to Miss – Part 1
India and Japan both have a love of tea that spans many centuries. The plant, Camellia Sinensis, is popular in both India and Japan and is used to produce most of the tea such as black, green, and white tea. However, there are many kinds of herbal teas that are also...
Experiencing the Tea Culture on the Streets of India
The taste of the tea culture of India may be best experienced in the small tea stalls that dot every street corner, alleyway, or roadside throughout the villages, towns, and cities of India. They are quite a simple affair and offer nothing fancy or expensive, but...
A Tea Mission
Every tea lover to some degree has taken it upon themselves to introduce the tranquility and community of tea to others around them. It is an opportunity to inspire others to take the time to slow down and appreciate something as small as a sip of tea. There is no...
In search of the Indian end of the old tea horse road, or Cha Ma Gu Dao
The first two Sundays of 2013 were spent in search of our (the Indian) end of the “old tea horse road” – a story that will now be covered by the CCTV’s “Tea Road” project. This took me to Daling Fort on the silk route leading from Lhasa…
Introducing Argentinian tea aficionados to Indian tea
Diego Morlachetti runs a school of tea in Rosario, Argentina, which is a licensee under the auspices of the American Tea Masters Association (ATMA) based in San Diego. The ATMA, which is run by its legendary Executive Director Chas Kroll…
Teas of India – A Word on Those Initials in Tea Names
Second in a series on the teas of India. Previous in series: Teas of India Everybody has heard of Orange Pekoe but few know that it is not a kind of tea but a size of leaf. There are names for other leaf sizes also, and these are often seen on labels or in catalogs...
Teas of India
First in a series on the teas of India. India is the world's largest producer and consumer of tea today, barely a century and a half after its first crop, with over a million acres under cultivation and over two million people employed in the industry. Whereas tea...