I don't remember when I started having tea
in my life. Maybe when I was just 3 or 4
yrs old. Back in Kerala, my family can't survive without the daily dose of tea.
It's like a ritual and it’s an instant energy booster. After moving to
Bangalore I looked for different brands and types of teas. My interest for tea
made me stock up different flavors at home which includes green tea, peppermint,
jasmine tea, lemon-ginger and regular tea powder. By now you know how much I
love my cuppa.
Recently Teamonk
Global approached me for participating in their Tea appreciation session and
I’m happy that I went for this informative session. Teamonk Global is a new brand among online tea portals and their
office is located in Off Bannerghatta Road. Past few years people are adapting
a healthy lifestyle and majority of them love their healthy drink like Green tea or
Oolong. In current time uber population
is interested in buying their favorite teas from different portals. It’s easy,
convenient and no hustle-bustle of going to supermarkets and spending time by
figuring out your favorite flavor.
Teamonk’s name is interesting as tea has
got some age-old connection with monks.
Just like Newton discovered gravity when an apple
fell on his head, belief is that tea was discovered by Buddha when a tea leaf
fell into his drink which later became a favorite among the monks. They believed that tea helps them to remain awake
while meditating. The journey of tea started from that era. At Teamonk Global, the team believes in providing
the finest quality teas from Assam, Darjeeling and Nilgiri hills. India has
some of the finest and export quality teas. All the teas are handpicked from
the above places and it is owned by Teamonk
company. They’ve set the bars high and when you take the first sip of tea,
you’ll realize the care and effort gone into
that product.
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| Ms.Pallavi Pandey with tea enthusiasts |
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| Teamonk Global CEO Mr. Ashok Mittal |
Our tea appreciation session started with
an introduction to tea and company by Ms. Pallavi Pandey, Chief Marketing
Officer at Teamonk Global. Later Mr.Ashok
Mittal who is the CEO of Teamonk Global
shared a glimpse of his career, interest in teas, tea estates and various
processes which go through before we get
a packet of Teamonk’s finest teas. He has got almost 35+ years of experience in
the Tea industry and seen how the tea
culture has changed in India right from mid of 1950’s. There USP is the finest quality of abundant teas. Major teas
which are commonly used are Black tea, Oolong tea, White tea, and Green tea. What
makes them different from each other? Is it just color? No. It’s all about the
way it is processed.
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Tea name
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Color
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Characteristics
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Black
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Rich brown
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Fully oxidized
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Oolong
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Light Amber color
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Slightly fermented and semi-oxidized. A mix of
black and green tea. Oxidation level differs from 8%- 50%.
Flavor-Malty/strong/floral/fruity
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White
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Light green –
transparent color
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Subtle flavors. Less oxidized.
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Green
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Light green
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Non-fermented and non-oxidized. Tastes earthy and refreshing. It’s available in
different flavors.
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All these teas are available in interesting
flavors and its taste, color, and
characteristics differ from each other.
Tea is having many health and vitality
benefits as it contains antioxidants like Flavonoids –catechin (polyphenols),
and Theaflavin etc. Some of the health benefits of tea include lowering the risk of
cancer, weight loss, detoxification, anti-ageing and boosts memory.
Throughout the workshop, they gave different teas for us to feel the art of
drinking tea. Mr.Mittal also demonstrated how to brew the perfect cuppa. Some
of the must try teas includes Bodh second flush tea, Reeti White tea, Maya Oolong
tea and Cardamom tea. They also use the unique pyramid tea bags. The advantage
of using pyramid tea bag is that brewing tea is much easier and there is space
for tea leaves to move around compare to old tea bags which comes in small
sizes.
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| Pic courtesy: Teamonk Global |
After the event,
we had a tea party with in-house snacks and croissants, puffed pastry, carrot
cupcakes, fruit biscotti and cheese pops were savored with a hot cup of Oolong
and black tea. The workshop was really useful in order to enhance my knowledge
in tea. Bangalore needs more tea workshops like this for the tea lovers or tea enthusiasts.
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| Tea enthusiasts at workshop |
With an increasing number of clientele like
Air Asia and other five-star hotelier
partners; Teamonk Global also provides tea
related corporate gift ideas. Teamonk
products are available through Amazon, Snapdeal, Big Basket, and Flipkart. Teamonk tea price ranges from ₹ 400 – ₹ 750 per
100gm.
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| Tea appreciation certificate |
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