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To begin with - an open mind.

If you have been sipping a certain kind of tea which has become a habit and you would like to try some new teas, it is highly crucial you choose the one that suits your mood and then you sip with an open mind welcoming the color, the aroma, taste and texture. 

Remember, water plays a crucial role, a tea that you connect with, a pot or a sauce pan to infuse tea or a mug with an infuser. You are ready to sip your favorite or try a new with just the...

I am often asked this question, "why do you like tea to be served in a glass rather than a cup that is made of fancy porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or plastic." (oh Lord, the last is a big no no).

Well when a plate of food is served in front of you, tell me, don't your eyes eat before your palate even tastes. In a similar manner, when a glass of tea is placed or infused in front of you, you sip with your eyes before you can even taste the tea. You...

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...

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'...