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How to Store Tea Properly?

Did you know that your tea’s overall flavor and scent can be impacted by how you store it? Whether you have a small or extensive collection of teas, how you store your tea is essential. This formula applies to all teas in tea bags or loose-leaf form. It makes no difference if the tea is jasmine, chamomile, earl grey, chai, or even hojicha. Fortunately, the right way to store tea can be simple and manageable. However, investing some time in learning how to reorganize your tea collection will help it remain fresher and ultimately cost you less money. So let’s...

The Chai Story 0

General / History

Life Of Chai

Out of all the beverages in the market, if there is anyone who is additive, delicious as well as popular, it is definitely me. Hi! Here is your favourite chai, pouring in some hot gossip & old stories just for you. Every day, I get to hear so many stories around me. I have all your interesting news, spicy gossip and stories stored with me right here. But the sad part is, I do not get the opportunity to talk about these stories at all. I lay there in your cups trying to satisfy your chai-thirst but in the process...

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Kulhad: Making Chai Better

If you observe the menu of any tea serving outlet or even a local tea shop in the nation, then you will notice the presence of a ‘Kulhad chai’ on the menu. Tea has been such an integral part of Indian households that talk of Kulhad chai is nothing new for the general public. There is no effective way to describe the earthy flavour a Kulhad gives to chai. If you are an Indian, you probably know the taste and understand why it cannot be explained in words. Simply put, it is unique and amazing. What is a Kulhad? Kulhad...

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History

The Life and Times of Maniram Dewan, India’s Lost Hero

Maniram Dewan was an Assamese nobleman and a freedom fighter in British India. He was one of the first people to establish tea gardens in Assam. His real name was Maniram Dutta Barua. During the British rule in India, he served as Dewan (a junior administrative officer). He reported his discovery to the British and, as they say, the rest is history. He was born on 17th April 1806 in a family that had traditionally served Assam’s Ahom kings. He spent his early years in Bengal after his family fled Assam after the Burmese invaded the province in 1817. He...

Tea plantation in China 2

History

Did you know about the Great Tea Heist?

A cup of tea might be a regular aspect of our lives, but did you know it was heisted? Next time when you are about to enjoy a cup of tea, you might want to take a moment to think about the undercover plant hunter and treachery that led to the contents of your cup. In this blog, let’s explore the story of one of the biggest heists in the world. We now know about the tea plantations in India and other parts of the world, but this was only due to the actions of Robert Fortune. Before then, China...