Worlds Best Green Teas

About Green Tea Taste

The dull grassy and herbal taste needs to be acquired. The brew is first introduced as health beneficial or weight loss tea but later a taste is acquired making it habitual. Among the hundreds of varieties of this leaf few are on the list of top sellers.  

Brewing: While brewing the tea mild temperatures have to be maintained such that the aroma and taste is not lost. Over brewing may also result in bitter taste that can mar the delicate flavor of the green leaves.    

Some of the major green leaf blenders in India are Tata Tetley, Wagh Bakri, Organic India, Brooke Bond and Eco Valley. Some the finest blends popular across the globe are:  

Dragon Well Green Leaf from Zhejiang Region of Chinese Mainland

Green Tea from Mount Fuji Japan

Gunpowder from Numi Organic

Tropical Orange Leaf by Shangri La

Blackberry Mojito by Teevana

These are some of the finest leaves available online from the source. 

Ahmedabad Tea Lounge: Grand Opening

Wagh Barki Tea Lounge

A Place to Connect in Ahmedabad

The Wagh Bakri Tea Lounge is set to open on this day 11/12/2014 at posh locality in Ahmadabad in Gujarat.  The company is a pioneer in India for promoting the tea lounge concept thanks to it dynamic young directors like Shri Parag Desai.

Earlier the company had set up lounges in New Delhi, Aurangbad and Mumbai for creating and entertaining hub that is unique. The places serve wide variety of  hot beverages brewed using the finest blends that WB Tea House is famous for all over the World. Keeping the grand success in mind, the company is set to establish more such lounges in other cities.   

More of World's Best Teas

From one single plant the varieties that have evolved is amazing. The plant Camellia Sinensis has many sub species spread all along the World. But the major change is obtained as to how the leaf is cultivated and processed. There are many factors responsible for diversity of tea leaf some of these are geographical and climatic.   

There are many companies big and small that sell popular brands containing leaves or fine blend of leaves. They are selling green, black, white and Oolong leaves besides many others. Some of the brands have become very famous.    

Courtesy Wagh Bakri

Golden Yunnan Chinese Leaf by Adagio is one of those smoky flavored black teas that somewhat resemble coffee. The warm aroma and taste is obtained whence steeped at right temperature and time.

Golden Monkey Organic Tea hails from China it is light twisted delicate leaf with rich aroma and taste. Fresh green grassy notes characterize this brew. This organic leaf is sold by Teas Etc from Yunnan Province in the mainland.     

Golden Moon Rasa Sinhraja from dense forests of Sri Lanka is a strong black leaf with full bodied hearty flavor that is obtained by steeping just a few leaves in the hot water. The rich floral notes accord anytime consumption for a cheerful feel.

World's Best Tea Leaves

Although Darjeeling Leaves are one of the finest teas in the World many sites do not mention the wonder.  Hence after collecting lot of information here is short list.   

Dryer Mouth grown in Kenya is considered as one of the World's finest. An antioxidant rich leaf it has robust and full bodied flavor and hence favored by many connoisseurs all over the globe.  Most surprising aspect about this wonderful black tea is its health beneficial contents. The brew is many times richer in beneficial contents and antioxidants.   

Dryer Mouth is there considered as one of the leaves that fight cancer, cardiovascular disease and many other ailments. The cost of the leaves is somewhat expensive whence considered with popular Indian leaves. It is sold by Elemental Tea Company   

Tulsi Ginger Green Tea by Organic India is one of my favorites to fight off cold.  The Tulsi in it delivers many health benefits and for flavor I add Wagh Bakri Assam Black Tea to the brew.  I sometimes add extra fresh ginger to get some zing. 

Ceylon Souchang is a single estate leaf grown in Rilhena by Dilmah Company a leading house in Sri Lanka. Smoked over cinnamon wood the leaf accords unique woody flavor which is most liked by the connoisseurs.     

Preparing Hot Tea Brew With Green Leaves

Though a product of same plant, green tea varies form other forms of leaves. The difference arises from the amount of processing that is done. Green leaf originates from China where it is very popular. The preparation method also differs from regular brews and much more so from chai popular in India.

Cool Green Tea

The health benefits arise from preservation of antioxidants and other beneficial chemicals in the leaf. Excess processing in the black leaf perhaps breaks these chemicals down during fermentation. Nevertheless the hot beverage is a wonderful drink even if consumed as cold.  


Read How Green Tea in Made

Chai Ho Jaye!

Flower Tea

Ice Tea

Mast mast garam garam chai means a lot more to us then we think. If you carefully analyze the events that take place socially chai is a powerful tool of communication. Read about some of the social benefits:

Accha Chai To Pello!

Another opportunity to continue with failed conversation or deal. This extension is due to chai.

Ayea Ghar Kabhi Chai Pe

Good opportunity granted for cementing relationship or showcase your paintings.    

Uthho Chai Ban Gayee Hai

Good excuse to wake your children and lazy husband in time.

Chai Serve Karo

Break a dull conference snooze and fill an empty stomach with chai and biscuits.

Rukko Chai Ho Jaye

Life saver especially during long distance drives. Keeps you awake. 

Chaye Chale Gee!

Makes it difficult for a person to escape from a much desired conversation.

Chai Ya Cold Drink!

Saves money by eliminating cold drink often.

Chai!

Samazdar mothers during exam time in the night.

Sunteee Ho! Chai Bana Do!

Enlivens you after a hard days work.

Ek! Ek! Chai Ho Jaye!  

Friendship Bonds or Celebration

No wonder chai tea is a revitalizing agent and does much more.I will keep digging for mire as I am loving it.

To Flavor or Not To Green Leaf Subji & What Not

Most of the hard core tea drinkers like me want the regular hot stuff. But this does not mean that I do not go in ginger and cardamom flavored tea. Another leaf I like to indulge in sometimes is Darjeeling. You do not need to add any flavors or spices to this magical brew. The leaf is cultivated in may gardens in the District.   

But in recent times masala chai has become every popular. Earlier only few spices where added during the cooking process whence making chai. In the recent time tea connoisseurs are discovering various flavoring methodology by regulars. The buck stops at nothing, flowers, exotic herbs and essential are being added to the brew. This is more of a local phenomenon since the black tea  popularity has nowhere decreased.      

Iced Lemon Tea

Darjeeling Tea

Cool Green Tea

Well each to his own even if you add finest alcohols there is a sizzling cocktail waiting for you. With tea there is no limit to creativity which defines art of cooking. May be someday green leaf subji will be available in the Indian restaurants and  tea lounges which have recently entered the fray in India  

Tea Consumpion in UK

Tea was introduced in UK after the seventeenth century by Catherine of Braganza who was spouse of Charles II. The popularity spread fast and tea houses sprung up in UK. It was mr. Twining who first opened a tea house solely for ladies. He then went on to create more tea house to form a chain. 

Earlier the coffee house used to sell ale and gin  but soon the hot brew took over. it began to sell more than the ale and gin.  The government chose to tax ale and gin but nit tea further boosting its sales. This was a good move because most of the common populace through out drinks from their lifestyle. 

The popular afternoon or high tea was popularized by Duchess of Bedford Anna Russel.  Not forgetting to mention East India Tea Company was ordained monopoly over whole of Britain in the year 1832. Earl Gray Tea by Twinnings is the most popular blend in England now.

Today the British are one of the largest consumer of this hot beverage in Europe. The brew overtook coffee sales in private coffee houses. The government tried to discourage consumption by taxing tea which however caused smuggling of the product.   

Drinking Tea for Health & Pleasure

Drinking Tea for Health & Pleasure

Tea Tree Oil and its Benefits

Tea Tree Oil is known as Melaleuca oil which is yellowish in color and is made from the leaves of Melaleuca plants that are found in Alternifolia that is native to Australia. These plants are not originated everywhere but the medical properties of these plants made it useful for the medical science in various ways and especially for the skin treatment. It is useful for various skin diseases and works as an antiseptic which is a best treatment for skin problems. There are various benefits of Tree Tea Oil and some of them are given below:-

•    It helps in healing and soothing the sunburn.
•    It heals up the skin infection in a natural way.
•    Relieves the itching of the person from rashes and it also reduces the rashes.
•    It can also be used as a cleaner for all purpose by filling it in a spray bottle with 1 to 2 spoons of tea tree oil and the remaining bottle with water.
•    It also treats acne.
•    It helps in prevention from lice in a natural way only by adding few drops of tea tree oil to the shampoo.
•    Sprinkling few drops of tea tree oil on beds and pets crates keeps the fleas away.
•    It removes the ticks from the body just by adding it to the skin.
•    It helps in removing skin tags.
•    It cures bad breath naturally.
•    It can also be used as homemade toothpaste.
•    It is one of an effective treatment for warts.
•    Tea tree oil soothes the skin from insect bites.
•    It also treats ringworm.
•    It helps in treating psoriasis and other skin conditions too.
•    Relieves the asthma patient or person having other breathing conditions only by adding few drops of tea tree oil to humidifier.
•    Works as an antiseptic for healing small cuts.
•    Can be used as bathroom freshener.
•    It relieves from earaches; mix 1 tsp olive oil with 1 drops of tea tree oil then mix it and after that drop the mixture into the ears then remove it by titling your head.
•    It freshens–up your laundry too by adding few drops of this oil into your washing machine then it scents your cloth in fact it could also be used to odor wool dryer balls.
•    It helps in freshen of carpets.
•    It can be used as a homemade kitchen cleaner in several ways.
•    It also cleans the mold; mix tea tree oil and apple cider vinegar then scrub the mold and place outside for sun-dry.
•    It can be used as a homemade deodorant also.
•    It is used as a treatment for the fungus infection in nails.