TEA - Which is Your Favourite Brand

TEA

Which is Your Favourite Brand of Tea

Musings

By

VIKRAM KARVE

There are two ways of making tea – you brew or you boil.

If you want to brew yourself a relaxing flavoursome cup of Tea (Traditional Tea Service Style) you must use Darjeeling Leaf Tea. Boil water, rinse a porcelain tea pot with hot water, add one spoon of tea per cup plus one for the pot, pour in the required amount of hot water, brew for 3 to 5 minutes (depending on the strength you want), strain and pour in the tea in a cup, add milk and sugar to taste, and relish your cuppa.

For this style of tea making, my favourite brand of Tea is Lipton Green Label. Of course, many tea estates sell their own brands of excellent Orange Pekoe (OP) leaf tea but then these may not be available in your town.

If you want a strong stimulating cup of tea you boil water and sugar together and then throw in the tea leaves (one spoon per cup) bring to a boil, cover for 3 to 5 minutes for proper infusion, then add tea to hot milk and rejuvenate yourself with the rich aromatic bright coloured cuppa (Some boil water and milk together with the sugar and leaves).

For this style of making Tea our favourite brand was Brooke Bond Red Label. However, a few years ago, I felt that the quality of this brand was no longer the same as before so I tried Brooke Bond Yellow Label and Taj Mahal. This too did not satisfy me, so I started experimenting around with various brands of tea available in the market and I narrowed down to two brands of Tea which I like.

I like Wagh Bakri Perfect Premium Leaf Tea – it gives you a strong invigorating cup of tea rich in taste and bright in colour and really perks you up.

Another brand I like is Tata Tea Gold, especially for its remarkable taste, which probably is due to the fact that this tea is a blend of strong CTC (Crush Tear Curl) and traditional leaf tea. This imparts a unique flavour which leaves a pleasant aftertaste for you to savour.

Do you like Tea?

Tell us, which is your favourite brand of Tea?

VIKRAM KARVE
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A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer. Educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and he is currently working on his novel. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for almost 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing. Vikram lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts. 

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