India’s love for tea is no secret. This International Tea Day, pay homage to these six Indian tea brands and get the par-tea started, one sip and a time. By Bayar Jain
1. Tata Tea
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Probably one of the most famous and largest Indian tea brands, Tata Tea began its journey more than three decades ago. Since then, the brand has brewed up a storm with four national brands and three regional variations. Today, the multi-variant company claims to own 70 per cent of the tea market share in the country, complete with premium tea leaves, fruit and herbal blends, flavoured black and green teas, and more.
2. The Hillcart Tales
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Blended to perfection by master blenders since 1897, The Hillcart Tales’ brews were first stirred up connoisseur Ashutosh Ghosh by the majestic Kanchenjunga. Today, the century-old brand carefully handpicks leaves to bring rare blends to life. Think blends like apple strudel, blood orange, caramel, holy basil, coffee-infused blackberries, oolong, and more.
3. Infinitea Originals
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The appropriately-named Infinitea Originals truly lives up to its name. Curated by food connoisseur and tea master Gaurav Saria, this Indian tea brand has countless blends in its kitty. Started in a 320-hectare family-owned tea garden in Darjeeling’s Mirik Valley, the Bengaluru-based globally-delivering chai makers have black, green, oolong, white, herbal, kombucha and fruit collections to its name. Plus, they even provide regional variations like teas from India, South Africa, Japan, Egypt, Taiwan, and China.
4. No.3 Clive Road
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Turning over a new leaf in the industry, No.3 Clive Road brings luxurious and exquisitely crafted India tea blends to the global map. Founded by Radhika Chopra “over endless cups of tea at No. 3 Clive Road, New Delhi,” each hand blended pack is designed to transport the drinker across the nation’s bountiful tea havens. Their wide repertoire includes blends from Kangra, Varanasi, Jaipur, Kashmiri kehwa, Malabar, Darjeeling, Maheshwar, and more.
5. San-cha Tea Boutique
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Paired with dedicated physical boutique stores across seven cities to its name, San-cha Tea Boutique boasts of many fans, including the country’s Prime Minister’s office. Currently offering over 75 variations of gourmet tea, these multi-city tea masters produce exotic aromas ranging from grassy, woody, flowery, floral and muscatel. When here, expect to find black, green, iced, white, and caffeine-free herbal blends on offer.
6. VAHDAM® India
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Backed by an 80-year-long legacy in the Indian tea industry, VAHDAM® India skips middlemen in its supply-chain to bring fresh produce straight from the flourishing tea estates of India to the world. Sourced and supplied within 48 hours of production to ensure freshness, this indigenous tea brand celebrates wellness with every cuppa’. From signature single estate teas, to luscious chais, aromatic tisanes to traditional Indian blends…they have it all! And oh, Oprah Winfrey highly recommends it, too!
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