How to Buy Fresh Tea Online? 5 Shopping Tips

Tea, being a natural product, tastes the best when it's freshly processed. So, when buying tea online, it's a good step to choose tea products that are fresh. But how do you get your hands on fresh tea online? 

We have suggested several steps you can take to make sure that the tea you buy online is fresh and flavourful. 

 

Choose Fresh Tea Sourced Directly from Fresh Tea Gardens

One of the simplest ways to buy fresh tea online is to choose tea varieties that have been sourced directly from the tea gardens. This new-age model of sourcing tea directly from the tea estates and gardens removes middlemen and facilitates access to freshly processed teas that have the highest quality and flavour. 

For this, buy tea from brands that have partnerships with reputed tea gardens in Assam, Darjeeling, Dooars, Nilgiri, and other tea-producing regions of India. 

 

Choose Tea Packets from the Latest Manufacturing Batches 

When buying packaged tea online, choose tea packets that have been manufactured recently. You can contact the tea brand and understand their product batch cycles. It goes without saying that online tea brands that are gaining a significant customer base have higher sales and therefore refresh their stocks frequently. 

After the tea packs are delivered to your address, make sure to check the manufacture date on the back of the packs. Tea products that are manufactured within the past 12 months usually have the freshness intact. 

 

Buy From Tea Brands That Use the Current Year’s Tea Harvests

Another important reason that contributes to the freshness of tea is the year of the harvest (harvest in the tea industry is known as flush). The more recent the flush batch, the more flavourful the tea is. When exploring tea brands, choose brands that focus on using tea from the latest or the current year’s flushes. Any type of tea from the current year's first, second, and third flush are the best in terms of freshness and flavour profile. 

Also, when sourcing tea from tea gardens, auction houses, and tea traders, tea brands have the option of choosing primary-grade and secondary-grade tea. For regular online tea shopping, it's best to choose brands that go for primary-grade tea. At Naturolled Tea, we use high-quality primary-grade tea varieties across all our tea products. 

 

Buy Tea Products With 3 Layer Packaging

It goes without saying that packaging plays an important role in keeping the freshness of tea intact. Therefore, it is worth learning about the type of packaging the tea brand uses. 3 layer packaging is the best as they have a thick plastic layer that does not get tampered during shipping. Also, 3 layer packaging works great in resisting moisture, heat, and dampness. The best quality tea available online, including ours, come in high-quality 3 layer packaging. 

 

Choose Resealable Zipper Packs When Buying Leaf Teas

When planning to buy long-leaf tea, such as green tea or orthodox tea, it's best to choose zipper packs that have a resealable opening. After using them, you can easily reseal these types of packs with the zipper seal. This way, you do not have to transfer the tea to a separate jar or can.