India is one of the world’s top tea producers, consuming almost 80% of its own production. While India is predominantly an exporter of black teas, other varieties are becoming increasingly common. Arbor Teas is proud to offer a variety of organic teas from India, many of which are also Fair Trade Certified®. Our single origin teas have been produced by a single tea garden or estate and represent that garden’s specific flavor profile and production technique and include examples from: Darjeeling, Assam, and Putharjhora.

      • ABOUT OUR ORGANIC INDIAN TEAS

        India has become synonymous with tea, with regions like Darjeeling and Assam being almost completely devoted to producing tea. After China, India is the largest tea producing country in the world. Indigenous to India, the plant Camellia sinensis has thrived in India for thousands of years. However, it was not until the early 1800s when one of the greatest feats of industrial espionage brought large scale tea production to India in an attempt to break the Chinese monopoly. Though much of the tea grown in India is consumed by those that live there now, it was not until the 1950s that tea became a ubiquitous domestic drink, made popular by a successful campaign run by the Tea Board of India.

        Many of our Indian teas come from the Makaibari Estate in Darjeeling, where the Banerjee family has been cultivating tea since 1859, and growing organically since 1988. In an effort to create a consistent and available product, we source our teas from Assam from several different estates including the Banaspati Estate, Hathikuli Estate and the Jalinga Estate. We also offer a Masala Chai blend, a classic Indian drink, which combines traditional chai spices like cardamom and clove with a black tea base from Assam. As always, none of our organic Indian teas are sold in tea bags, we only offer loose-leaf teas.

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