This week I visited the Four Seasons Hotel at Embassy ONE, Bengaluru – a very beautiful hotel with courteous and friendly staff. I had conducted my Indian Tea Ceremony event with them a few years back and I had an excellent experience. The hotel has a very nice Tea Lounge at the lobby level called the Lobby Lounge & Terrace. […]
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Darjeeling comes from the Himalayan region of India a tea must originate in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India, in order to be termed Darjeeling. It is also one of the 5 GI registered teas from India and, perhaps, the most valuable one. (Shout out to neighbouring countries who are “producing” Darjeeling teas in their countries – it’s illegal! […]
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‘One strong cup of tea is better than twenty weak ones. All the tea lovers not only like their tea strong but like it a little stronger with each year that passes’, wrote George Orwell in his famous essay “ A Nice cup of tea”. And went on to state his own eleven golden rules for the ultimate tea experience. […]
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Read Part 1 of the story here: https://teawithsusmita.com/2020/01/10/temi-tea-cherry-tree-festival-and-tea-travel-part-1/ Before we got down to the venue ground which was a large clearing in the middle of the tea garden, we got out of the car and sat at the entry point which was at a higher level from the venue ground – to soak into the pristine nature all around us. […]
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Globally, the tea market was valued at nearly 50 billion U.S. dollars in 2017 and is expected to rise to over 73 billion dollars by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 5.7%. In India, Tea is the most valued in the beverage market at about INR 180 billion and is expected to grow steadily. The primary variable driving tea market growth is […]
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