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Whenever tea comes into mind one may simply bask in the glory of its aroma,
its unique flavor and the energy that it induces in the body once consumed.
Produced from a plant called the Camellia sinensis, there are a multitude of
varieties that are grown in various parts of the world. The classification, of
course, is dependent on the region where it was planted, the season when it
was picked and the manner in which the processing had been done to yield
that typical flavor from each variety produced. Here is a brief look at the
myriad of varieties of this popular beverage.
1. White Tea This type of tea is known for its natural sweetness, light
hue and unique flavor that yield a delicate, suave taste. White tea is the
tea variety that is processed the least. It is merely steamed and then
dried and yet is quite popular among the tea aficionados. It contains
only 1-2% caffeine - the quantity that is present in a single cup of coffee.
White tea has its history deeply rooted in royalty. It was the preferred
beverage during the reign of the Chinese Tang dynasty. Dating back to
618 A.D., it was known as the Emperors Drink and was forbidden to
commoners.
From the 19th century onwards, White tea evolved into the well- known
Silver Needle Tea and other aromatic variations. Silver Needle Tea is
the most refined form of White Tea. Surprisingly, this White Tea is
harvested for only two days in a year and is made from carefully
handpicked buds. It can also be used for luxury baths as it is considered
to be favorable for skin disorders when mixed with honey and other skin
powders.
Snow Geisha is another kind of White Tea, comprising of cherries and
the best quality buds. It has a mesmerizing aroma that captivates the
senses and gives the perfect start to the day.
2. Green Tea This variety is the staple drink of the entire Asian region. It
is in fact the most well known tea variety to adorn the tea portfolio. This
variety is at times scented with flowers or fruits to yield a magnificent
aroma and an exciting taste, which metaphorically speaking gives an
instant cosmic recharge!
The processing of Green Tea involves picking of tea leaves, drying, and
heat treatment to prevent fermentation. Thereafter, it is further rolled
and dried for ready usage.
Green teas popularity dates back to 1400 when it became the hot
beverage of choice, trending among the commoners in Imperial China,
before which, it was the brew of the elite.
Just like tea gives a lightning quick jostle to the senses, let us quickly
delve into the present day and understand the health benefits of green
tea. To know the health benefits of green tea please refer to the link The
7 wonders of green tea.
3. Black Tea Black tea is more of a commodity. It is like the commoner
in the tea portfolio. Every drinker would have at some point of time,
seen the fine grains of Black tea through the transparent Quick Teabag
Dips.
Black tea is a fully fermented preparation of the tea buds. Loose black
tea is made from withered tea leaves that are then rolled and fermented
for a long duration. Once fermented the leaves are heated. The flavor of
this variety is strong and its odor familiar.
The Golden Monkey Black Tea is the best kind among its kind. This
variety served at the White House State Dinner in January 2011, during
the Chinese Premiers visit to the United States of America. Talk about
recent rich history!
Another, very popular Black tea is the Cacao Mint Black tea and the
Earl Grey Crme Black tea.
4. Oolong Tea Oolong is a traditional Chinese Tea, its name either
derived from its place of origin the Wuyi Mountains or from the name of
its founder Wu Liang. It is common to see this type of tea being served
in Chinese restaurants. The preparation involves ruthlessly shaking the
leaves once picked and then drying them. While drying the edges of the
leaves turn red while the surface takes a yellowish tinge as a result of
the ongoing fermentation and oxidation process.
A popular type of Oolong tea is the Monkey Picked Oolong tea wherein
monkeys trained by the Buddhist monks pick up the tea buds. The
resultant tea has a splendid orchid aroma and a silky smooth finish.
Four Seasons Oolong tea is another version of this traditional flavor.

This variety has a golden tonality, and a compelling aroma of sweet
jasmine, lily and honey. A feat for the tea lovers indeed!
5. Herbal Tea Herbal tea is a mixed variety concocted from dried fruits,
herbs, and flowers. It can be made either as brewed leaves or prepared
by mixing other tea types, giving it a healing and refreshing taste and
aroma.
On the basis of the ingredients used, Herbal tea can be classified as
Rooibos tea, Mate tea and Herbal infusion. Rooibos tea is made from a
red bush that generally grows in South Africa. Mate tea on the other
hand is made from the South American Yerba Mate plant. Herbal
infusions, as the name suggests is a combination of flowers, fruits,
hibiscus and roseships. Herbs have been used for medicinal purposes
since long. However, they were first introduced as a healthy tea variety
by the Chinese.
The Wild Orange Blossom herbal tea is one of the most popular herbal
infusion teas. Another popular herbal tea is the Strawberry Lemonade
herbal tea, which is a combination of strawberry and lemon as its name
suggests.
6. Rooibos Tea This variety of tea is made from the South African Red
Bush. This tea variety can be consumed as a hot beverage or as
delicious and soothing iced tea.
Rooibos tea is sweet by essence. Called as the African red tea, its
processing method involves harvesting, grinding, bruising and finally
fermenting the leaves.
Rooibos tea was discovered by Swede Botanist Carl Thunberg in the
year 1772. Blueberry Bliss and Tropica Rooibos are two of the best
types of Rooibos Tea. One can mix Rooibos tea with other tea types
such as Herbal tea to obtain a fruity flavored tea.
7. Mate Tea Mate tea is made from the leaves of the Yerba Plant. Mate
tea is a favorite among the coffee lovers! The Morning Mate tea is the
best variety of Mate tea.
The history of Mate tea is rooted in the South American tribal history
that saw the discovery of the Yerba Plant. Mate tea was even called
the drink of the Gods. Some of the best types of Mate teas apart from
the Morning mate are the Samurai Chai Mate, the Raspberry Riot, Rock
Sugar and Teavana Mate tea.
8. Blooming Tea This variety of tea is also known as the Flowering teas
since they bloom as they steep. The blooming teas are often flavored or
scented, besides they are beautiful to look at because of their inherent
shapely design. They are often used for gifting due to their beautiful
color and shape.
# A Perfect Cup of Tea!

The word chai rings a bell almost instantly. You would perhaps recall with
the bitter sweet pill of nostalgia those dusky evenings when the first drizzle
began to brew the smell of earth. Only a quick brew of tea would help to
digest such a feeling of warmth and renew freshness.
#Magic Potion
Chai, as we call it, is not just for those magical moments that are few and far
between but it is a recharging stimulant that instantly refreshes the mood. It is
a favorite beverage of Indians, consumed as bed tea where people tend to sit
back and analyze, prioritize their daily work and get ready to hit off the day
with great energy and enhanced vigor. It can be consumed during the
sluggish afternoons, or with the evening snacks. However, as we all know it
there is no right Chai time for Chai is right all the time; often sipped anytime
during the day it has an instant effect of relaxation. To cut it short: Lets name
it Quick Start for it lets any feeling sink in quicker and recharges the mind to
allow it to think clearer and better.
On a lighter note, one can make a very crisp analogy between how spinach
makes Popeyes biceps bulge instantly and chai for Indians make them
ready to take on any challenge, head on. You just have to imagine that there
are compartments of energy, love, passion, bonding inside your heart and
every time tea flows through any of these centers they get excited and create
moments to be cherished forever. No wonder it is the magic potion!
#Brew of Perfection
It is quintessential to brew that perfect cup of tea as it has a high degree of

emotional attachments with people. Unless it is perfect its not tea! But then
how is one to decide which is the perfect cup of tea. Let us take a quick
cursory glance at the modicum of moments that are so well garlanded by tea
containing the unique tinge for sensorial delights.
##A Tea to Satiate Every Indian Mood

The Comfort Tea Like a painter captures the brilliance of any moment onto
the canvass, the comfort tea captures the desire of comfort into a perfect brew
and makes a moment out of nothing. Like a genie churns out a dull moment
into a cherished one! Sadly it perishes and drives people to brew again.
Analogically speaking comfort tea is like the potion that Ben Whishaw
measured, concocted and perfected by delving into the world of beauty to
capture the essence of all aesthetics, in the movie Perfume. Not to brew our
own trumpet but there are multitudes of tea vendors out there on the Indian
roadsides who brew that perfect cup of tea that lets ours senses devour the
flavor, the aroma and capture the moment forever.
Chai on the railway stations, along the roadsides, at homes, outside offices,
and anywhere and everywhere - it is there to satiate every mood. To uplift
one, to share happy and concerned moments with colleagues, friends, family!
It is the Indian sine qua non for social bonding.
#the Choice Tea
Everybodys cup of tea is more different than you think. The health conscious
seek out the healthy merits of green tea. While the aficionados would be
careful in deciding on their picks ranging from the tea from the North Eastern
regions of Assam and Darjeeling and may fuss over the various varieties of
First Flush, Second Flush or Autumn Flush. (Flush refers to the season of
harvest). Even the proletariat stick to their different favorite brands.
#the Hurried Tea
Living without tea is not a great idea, even to think so is a bad idea in the first
place! Without it the Indian subcontinent may just come to a standstill. Chai
after all is the Quick Start button in this part of the world. All you need to do is
look around and you will see people stealing a quick cup of tea and hurrying
along. This mysterious Quick Start at times can even take place in between a
task, when monotony strikes or much needed inspiration is sought. A deadline
needs to be reached or miles to travel, you can always quick start with a
hurried sip. It even acts as a Quick Start to different moods; all you need is a
Teabag and an Electric Kettle.
#Believe It or Not
The British in India were mighty fond of the Indian brew. When they began
establishing their administrative machinery across the land, they realized that
they loved the way the local people brewed tea in the North Indian hill
stations. So much so that they set up local tea vendors in largely unexplored
jungles in these hilly regions. These small vending shops were referred to as
Camps for Tea for the British sepoys who would stop for breaks while at
work. One such hill station, Mussoorie, has its gigantic waterfall Kempty Falls
take its name from Camp for Tea. Kam-tea, being a mispronunciation of the
words Camp for Tea. The Tea vendors still exist and the tea is still the same,
perfectly brewed Indian hill style.
Many such anecdotes adorn the Indian History of Tea.
The 7 Wonders of green tea

1. Cut Your Cancer Risk: Different types of Polyphenols the potent
antioxidants green tea's famous for keep cancer cells from gaining a
foothold in the body; by discouraging their growth and then squelching the
creation of new blood vessels that tumors need to thrive.
2. Soothe Your Skin: Got a cut, scrape, or bite, and a little leftover green tea?
Soak a cotton pad in it.
3. Protect Your Skin: Green tea applied directly to the skin (or consumed) helps
block sun-triggered skin cancer, which is why you're seeing green tea in more
and more sunscreens and moisturizers.
4. Steady Your Blood Pressure: People who sip just half a cup a day are
almost 50 percent less likely to wind up with hypertension than non-drinkers.
Credit goes to the polyphenols again (especially one known as ECGC). They
help keep blood vessels from contracting and raising blood pressure.
5. Protect Your Memory: Aging adults who drink at least two cups a day are
half as likely to develop cognitive problems as those who drink less. Why? It
appears that the tea's big dose of antioxidants fights the free-radical damage
to brain nerves seen in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
6. Stay Young: About 10 ounces a day, deters your body from absorbing arteryclogging fat and cholesterol.
7. Lose Weight: Turns out that green tea speeds up your body's calorie-burning
process.

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Whenever tea comes into mind one may simply bask in the glory of its aroma,

Four Seasons Oolong tea is another version of this traditional flavor.

# A Perfect Cup of Tea!

It is quintessential to brew that perfect cup of tea as it has a high degree of

##A Tea to Satiate Every Indian Mood

The 7 Wonders of green tea

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