Assam Back Tea

The twirling brown leaves and golden tips of the world’s greatest Assam black teas yield lovely honey and malty flavors a little like the maltiness of a good beer. Notice this when you buy Assam tea. Assam black tea is known for being one of the most assertive and brisk among black teas. And that’s no accident: the faster a tea is made, the brisker the body. Everything about Assam loose leaf tea is fast.

Assam is India’s tea basket, a hothouse region that produces astonishing quantities of tea in just six weeks. Assam loose leaf tea comes from Camellia sinensis var. assamica, a large-leafed variety discovered in the 1830s by British botanist and adventurer Charles Bruce. The British were quick to establish vast tea plantations, which today grow many cultivated clones of the original wild variety.

In Assam’s lush, subtropical climate, tea plants thrive with abundance especially in water. This is one of the wettest regions on Earth. The mighty Brahmaputra River slices through the Y-shaped northeastern state, fed by Himalayan melt and seasonal rains. The weather stays consistent: it either pours or turns steamy under the sun.

In this tropical moisture, the tea bushes draw rich nutrients from alluvial soil, producing thick, bold leaves during the peak harvest from May through June. We offer a wide selection of Assam black tea that captures this depth and energy. Go ahead, buy NON-organic Assam tea you’ll love its strength, its smooth malt, and the story it tells in every cup.