ASSAM - The strong black tea from India

Assam - A Success Story

With 512 tea gardens along the Indian river Brahmaputra, Assam is the largest contiguous tea growing region in the world.

For a long time, only the Chinese tea plant Camelia Sinensis was known, but around 1900 AD, some 20-meter-high tea trees of the genus Camelia Assamica were discovered at the foot of the Himalayas in India. This is how English colonial rulers began the lucrative cultivation of tea in this area covered by dense jungle.

Today, almost a third of India's tea is harvested in Assam, often with fantastic qualities.

In contrast to Darjeeling, the climate is humid and warm. From April to September, torrential rain falls and the thermometer reaches temperatures of up to 35 degrees. In this large natural greenhouse, a tea grows that has shaped the tea habits of many nations with its strong, spicy and malty character and its dark infusion.

With its dark, strong and malty aroma, Assam tea is extremely popular!

It is drunk neat and also used worldwide as a base for excellent blends.