How to Choose the Best Quality Tea Online?

As simple as it sounds, choosing the best quality tea online can be quite a struggle, especially if you are new to online tea shopping or are new to the world of tea. 

To ensure that you choose the best quality tea from online stores, there are a few steps you can follow and make your purchases worthwhile. Here we have listed some of them: 

Check the Origin of the Tea 

As it is with all natural products, the quality of tea significantly depends on its origin. Before you buy tea online, make sure to check its origin, including its region and garden.

It goes without saying that Assam, Darjeeling, Dooars, Nilgiri, and Kangra are the most popular origins for the best quality tea in India. 

The category of the tea you plan to buy also matters when checking the origin. For example, Assam origin is best for strong milk tea (kadak chai), while Darjeeling origin is best for whole leaf orthodox tea (black tea) and green tea. 

 

Explore Premium Category Tea

Another obvious way to buy tea of the best quality is to explore premium categories. Almost all tea brands, including us, have standard and premium categories for tea products. And the best quality tea products are undoubtedly in the premium categories. 

Now, you may be wondering what makes premium category tea the best types? Well, it's all in the freshness and grade. Compared to standard category tea, premium teas have higher quality tea grades, such as: 

• Orange pekoe (also known as OP)
• Flowery orange pekoe (also known as FOP)
• Tippy golden flowery orange pekoe (also known as (TGFOP)
• Broken pekoe (also known as BP)
• Broken orange pekoe (also known as BOP)

Check Leaf Sizes/Form In Leaf Tea 

Unless you are planning to buy tea powder, you can check the form/size of the leaves when buying leaf tea, such as green tea and orthodox tea. The fuller the leaves, the higher the quality of tea. 

Green tea and orthodox tea with whole unbroken leaves release of full spectrum of flavours during infusion in warm water. Unbroken leaves also have higher antioxidants and therefore can be a perfect choice if your goal is to improve well-being through premium tea drinking rituals.  

The prices of long leaf tea varieties are on the higher side as whole leaves cost more than broken leaves. But they are worth the purchase for their unmatched flavours and well-being improving properties. 

Check the Type of Ingredients Used in Flavored Tea 

Another good way to choose the best quality tea in India is to check the type of ingredients used when exploring flavoured tea, such as masala tea and elaichi tea. For genuine flavour and aroma of the spices, choose masala tea and elaichi tea blended with real spices, including: 

Masala Tea	Elaichi Tea
Cardamom	Cardamom
Cloves	-
Black Pepper	-
Cinnamon	-
Nutmeg	-
Ginger	-
Star Anise	-

For our masala tea and elaichi tea, we grind fresh and pure spices in specific sizes and blend them in tea with our signature proportion. Grinding the spices helps release more flavour and aroma that ultimately elevate your experience with flavoured tea. 

Check Per Gram Price of The Tea 

One lesser known way to choose best quality tea powder and tea leaves is to check the per gram price. Almost always, most customers check the MRP of the tea products they want to buy. However, you can also check the per gram price to understand the quality of the tea used. 

Check the back of any tea packet, including ours, and look below or on the side of the MRP section. You should be able to see something like: ₹3/g which basically means that the tea costs INR 3 per 1 gram. 

Here's an example of how per gram price looks like.