Assam.
The most superior tea of India.
High-quality black tea which has received the name from the North Indian
state of
Assam, located in foothills of Himalaya Mountains. The superior tea
is making a half of the general manufacture of tea in India. It belongs to a
“camellia” families of tea, under natural
conditions grows as a tree to 15
yards tall. Here in the 30s of 19 centuries Englishmen, brothers Robert and
Charles Bruce, started out the first tea plantations, which took off the tea
of particular aroma and taste, for what it was named «local cognac».
Nowadays
Assam is regarded the most acknowledged Indian tea. Assam tea
differs from other sorts of black teas by its thin unique aroma and tart
puckering taste. This tea gives strong extract of the saturated color. Its
aroma often has an ablaze honey notes which are not inherent in teas of
other grades. Quality and, taste of
Assam very strongly depends upon a time
of harvesting of a tea - the first and second harvesting are considered as
the best. These teas are equally popular by itself and as a part of assorted
blends. Assam tea’s potent, concentrated color often compare to color of a
crust of a biscuit. It’s well known that Assam tea is a true classical
Indian tea – energizing, strong and tonic. In Southern India, Madras gives
the finest Assam tea.
However the South Indian teas happen to have so astringent taste that it’s
oftentimes has to be taken with milk. An exceptional tea is grooving in
Nilgiris area (in state of Madras) where tea plantations are located above
1800 meters above sea level, around Blue Mountains. The Indian teas belong
to so-called heavy, morning teas.
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