What is the best tea brand in India?

India has many famous tea brands, considering that it can be considered as one of the “Homes of Tea” like other neighboring countries like China, Sri Lanka, etc. However, which tea brand can be considered "the best" needs explanation. Let me answer the composition of a good tea brand from the perspective of good tea. It’s worth noting that India’s best teas are rarely even sold in India – they are all exported to reputable tea companies like TWG Tea and Fortnum & Mason

Some of the best teas are also available in Available in top hotels, “boutique” cafes and high-end restaurants. Some of the brick-and-mortar stores that retail/offer some of the best teas in India include:

Luxury Hotels: Oberoi Group of Hotels, Four Seasons, Imperial, Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis Mumbai, and some JW Marriott locations.

Taj Hotel Group is not included as they have started offering Tetley tea (their own brand) which is almost 99 per tea bag (very low quality tea) and charges per tea bag 300-500 rupees, 1 rupee

Boutique teahouses: These teahouses vary across India and are so numerous that it is difficult to name them all.

High-end restaurants: Indian Accent (Delhi), Yautcha dimsum house, etc. (too many to name)

Note: Any tea bags packed with paper or staplers are sold The tea was obviously low quality tea, or more likely powdered tea. Also excluded are some brands that clearly price their products very cheaply and incorporate tea powder into the tea leaves, which obviously "dilutes" the quality. In my experience, most brands that use Nilgiris (tea grown in the mountains of southern India) do this regularly.

What do you do if you want to buy the best tea? You have to look at brands that come straight from the estate and are hand-blended. Country House is one such brand - it acquires teas that were previously only exported to Mandarin Oriental, Peninsula, Four Seasons, etc. and creates some unique blends based on season and taste.

Check out some of their teas:

Exquisite Kolkata Masala Milk Tea: Blended with the finest organic spices (secret recipe), this tea combines the spice of Madagascar cinnamon The sweetness is brought to the shores of Kolkata milk tea.

Magic Orchard | Exotic Fruit Blend and Darjeeling Tea: A unique blend of exotic fruits and Darjeeling First and Second Flush Tea. This is the world's first tea made from high quality Darjeeling tea.

Calcutta Chamomile | Chamomile Citrus Tea: Citrus Chamomile Tea; perfect for a soothing drink before bed.

For more of their teas and blends, visit their collection: The Country House | Finest teas in The World | Organic & Fair Trade. Remember, the best tea is made from high-quality loose leaf tea!