Assam
Assam is a tea district in Northern India across the Brahmaputra. It is
the largest connected tea growing region in the world. The plateau with
highly arable rainforest soil contains a lot of humidity due to the
prevailing monsoon winds.
Assam tea is generally heavy and spicy, dark in the cup. It is the main
component of the classical English and East Frisian blends which are
prepared for water with high chalk contents and are usually drunk with
milk and sugar.
Since the appearance of the young tea traders on the international
market, especially from Africa, Assam was largely driven out of this
market by the cheaper tea varieties. Not as strong, but full-flavoured
is the Assam first flush which is harvested in May. The second flush,
harvested in June/July, before the large monsoon rain starts, is highly
demanded. The oldest tea gardens in Assam were founded in 1832/33 by
English trade agencies. In 1839 the first Assam tea appeared in an
auction in London.
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