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Green tea and black tea is is made from the same bush / plant called Camellia Sinensis. It is the method of manufacturing that makes it different. 

The tea is plucked and taken to the factory wherein immediately leaves are steamed or pan fired. This prevents oxidation (turns brown). Hence the color, taste, aroma of the tea is close to how it was when it was plucked. 

In comparison, the black tea is an oxidized tea. The leaves are plucked, taken to the factory. The tea leaves...

There is one thing that i keep telling all who like to know more about tea, there is never an estimation or an andaaza or never a guess on how to make / infuse / brew tea. There is a certain process, methodology, a certain process that is required to be followed to give you that perfect cup of tea each time you make as many number of times you want. 

If you want to have a perfect cup each and every time, stay close to measurement, time...

I have often been asked this question, "do the ladies pluck the tea leaves from the entire bush." Just so that you know, men are skilled pluckers as well. 

The leaf that is plucked is normally the tender two leaf and a bud. Here the bud does not signify that of a flower. It is the unopened leaf. At times three leaves and a bud is plucked. The bigger the leaf, the coarser it gets and eventually the tea made from coarse leaves or four leaf...

If what you eat makes a difference and you pay attention to it, then shouldn't you pay attention to what you sip!

Know what you want, know what makes you happy, filter out that which clutters, rule out that which clenches, hold close who love, stay humble every second, at times live in silence, let solitude walk in once in a while .. you create your result by the choice you make Now. At this phase of my life when Flavors have taken a forefront, where I have chosen to see the silver lining...