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
Copyright © Vikram Karve 2012
Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.
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About Vikram Karve
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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Email: vikramkarve@sify.com
Copyright © Vikram Karve 2012
Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this work.
© vikram karve., all rights reserved.
Did you like this blog post?
I am sure you will like the stories in my recently published book COCKTAIL comprising twenty seven short stories about relationships. To order the book please click the links below:
http://www.flipkart.com/cocktail-vikram-karve-short-stories-book-81910
http://www.indiaplaza.in/cocktail-vikram-karve/books/9788191091847.htm
http://www.apkpublishers.com/books/short-stories/cocktail-by-vikram-ka
COCKTAIL ebook
If you prefer reading ebooks on Kindle or your ebook reader, please order Cocktail E-book by clicking the link below:
AMAZON
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005MGERZ6
SMASHWORDS
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/87925
About Vikram Karve
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.
Vikram Karve Academic and Creative Writing Journal: http://karvediat.blogspot.com
Professional Profile Vikram Karve: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve
Vikram Karve Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/vikramkarve
Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog: http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htm
Email: vikramkarve@sify.com
© vikram karve., all rights reserved.
3 comments:
Hi Vikram, thank you so much for stopping by today at my blog. You made my day (I'm sure Marina already told you that).
I am new at blogging, and it has been like the proverbial kid-in-the-candy-store kind of experience, discovering one amazing blog after another. I love your thoughts....
As for tea, I am not much a tea lover, while hubby is an addict. Lipton Green, I remember, used to be our favourite too. I prefer the soak variety over hubby's 'doodh-patti' one - never the twain doth meet :) In US, it's the Red Label which has won the war, for now.
well second one is my style of makin tea but lesser sugar ,milk nd tea leaves nd boil it fr probably half a minute:)
Hi
I dont go by any specific brand, just pick one from the superstore...Thats more because we are more of coffee people and tea is a once-a-week-affair. Anyways, I love to add ginger and elaichi when I brew the tea. Also of late I begin my mornings with green tea with honey in warm water :) Tastes very different from our usual chai though!
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