Introduction to Indian Tea
The Indian tea is the epitome of taste, happiness and warmth. Simply known as “Chai”, tea is the most essential part of almost everyone’s daily life. It is the most famous beverage across India and some other parts of the world too. India is believed to be the biggest producer of tea across the world. You will find numerous global tea brands and thus India proves to be the most equipped tea industries worldwide.
India consists of several tea plantations. It starts from the valley in Assam and Darjeeling in the north-east and continues to the south-western regions of the country in the Nilgiris hills. Every tea producing regions in India have their own unique and distinct taste. You can find variety of teas such as white tea leaf, black tea, green tea or organic tea.
In this article, we are going to talk about some of the famous tea regions of India.
Assam Tea: Assam tea is generally produced from the plant known as”Camellia sinensis var.assamica”. The tea can be distinguished for its malty taste, briskness and dark color. However, Assam region is quite popular for the plantation of black teas, you can also find other kinds of green or white teas as well
Nilgiri Tea: Nilgiri tea is normally distinguished for it’s dark or penetrating aromatic flavor. This flavorful tea is planted in the southern part of Western Ghats mountains of Southern India. The tea is generally cultivated in the hills of the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiris teas are mild, bright and brisk with light clean flavors.
Darjeeling Tea: Darjeeling tea is universally acknowledged tea because of its unique flavor which cannot be replicated. The tea is normally made from the small-leaved Chinese variety of Camellia sinensis var, sinensis. It is the most expensive tea in the world. No wonder, it is known as Champagne of teas.
In today’s scenario, Indian tea has taken an important place in the international beverage market. It has also been the blenders choice for over 100 years for its best quality or reliability.
Hence, Indian tea is the most exotic teas not only in India but across the world as it is drank by millions of people.
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