News — Tea leaves

Tea as such does not get spoilt. It loses flavor. If stored well [please refer to anandinihimalayatea.com/blogs/tea-whisperer/tea-chronicles-how-do-i-store-tea ] they could last for couple of years if not more. I remember tasting the first flush teas from Manjhee Valley Tea Estate along with the founder of Palais de The, Mr.Delmas, the 2008 First flush tea couple of years ago. It came as a very pleasant surprise to both how the tea had matured in taste and aroma. This depend
s on the impeccable manufacturing method and after the tea has been sorted, how well it...

Remember to make the perfect chilled glass of Ice Tea, it is of utmost importance that the tea leaf used is of good quality. No amount of addition of flowers, fruits, flavors can rectify that which has gone wrong at the source. Hence opt wisely and get ready to buy loose leaf tea.

Once you have the tea, measure 1 litre of water. Heat it until the bubbles come to the side of the pan or its 95 degree Centigrade. Add 9 grams of the Tea leaf / infusion to the...

The tea leaves when plucked, often by hand and at times by machine, are taken to the factory where the manufacturing process begins. This would begin with the process of withering followed by fermentation which then leads to the leaves being put into the dryer and then sorted to different grades. 

As far as hand rolled tea is concerned, the leaves that are plucked are taken to the factory but there is none of the above processes that take place. The leaves are...

Well that's exactly what the tea leaves sang as they swam, dived, felt the happy bubbles of the water little did they realize that many who poured the water into the kettle knew nothing about the fact that, it is the lifeline, a key factor for the leaves to unfurl and release the aroma as well as the flavor. When i indulge in 'me' time and i think of at times sipping Tea in the luxurious hotels, boutique hotels, the so called 'fine'...

Imagine a room with doors and windows shut, and more than few people in it where there is barely any place to stand, let alone breathe and the room is small and it is hot and humid! I know that surely wasn't a picturesque sight! Well now imagine a Tea pot that is sleek, thin, tall and as beautiful as it might seem to look, it doesn't have the capacity to hold in much of the water. If you add spoonfuls of tea leaves to infuse, in this sleek, slender pot,...