Blogs

Traditional Indian teas known as phalap and khalap from the Singpho and Naga tribes beautiful stories of migration and culture. Our Naga khalap tea is so unique and wonderful. This blog will take you on a journey on how this wonderful bamboo stuffed with wild tea is crafted, smoked and aged to give you a unique cup of tea that will immediately take you back to days of the yore.

So what makes Herbs & kettles unique from other Indian tea companies? We (Abe and Poorvi) travel back to India multiple times in a year to meet with our small tea farmers to directly source and personally select their best batches. We are passionate about health and as tea sommeliers, for us Indian tea is not just a commodity as it offers so much more - a cup of wellness with rich aromas and flavors, a culture and a unique adventure. We wish to bring back the most unique and flavorful teas back to Atlanta and beyond. We also want to share with you tea stories and this one if about the origins of Indian tea and how we were fortunate to experience it.

The diversity of the Indian terroir with high mountains to flat lands, rivers and lakes definitely influences and contributes to unique characteristics of the tea grown in a specific region. This blog will discuss the affects on terroir on Indian teas across different regions.

History of Tea in India has quite a bit of excitement, adventure and drama and definitely is an interesting tale to say over a cup of tea. So what is the real story behind the origins of Indian tea and the big question of whether tea is native to India? 

 

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