Celestial Seasonings Bengal Spice Herbal Tea 20-Count (Pack of 6)

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It housed my grandmother and her brother in the 1920s and 1930s, and the cottages they resided in are still standing, a collection of residences painted the colour of synthetic vanilla ice cream, guarded by a motley crew of stray dogs. In 1983 a logo was created, currently property of the Tea Board of India, [9] consisting of the side profile of a woman holding two leaves and a bud. In 2000, the Tea Board created new licensing requirements for Darjeeling tea exporters, including product authentication and a prohibition on blending, which allowed them to issue certificates of origin.

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The presidency was run by a military-civil administration, including the Bengal Army, and had the world's sixth earliest railway network. After independence, the estates were all subsequently sold to businesses in India and regulated under the laws of India. The plant rapidly grows during the monsoon flush from July to September with larger and less flavourful leaves. This too has come as an interim measure, after the Dooars tea workers have been agitating for higher wages, as well as better facilities for education and healthcare.The Wari-Bateshwar ruins are believed to be the emporium (trading centre) of Sounagoura mentioned by Roman geographer Claudius Ptolemy. Bengal premier Murshid Quli Khan managed to curtail the influence of the governor due to his rivalry with Prince Azam Shah. I visit the station before moving on to try to find my grandfather's home in Kharagpur's neat grid system, populated by huge, seemingly derelict, Raj-era villas. During this period, Bengal's rule and influence spread to Assam, Arakan, Tripura, Bihar, and Orissa. As Darjeeling tea gained a reputation for its distinctiveness and quality, it was marketed more to Western Europe with many estates acquiring organic, biodynamic and Fairtrade certifications and the Tea Board of India pursuing authentication and international promotion of Darjeeling teas.

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While both varieties grew, the sinensis variety was flourishing, as it was found assamica preferred warmer and wetter growing conditions while sinensis had been selectively cultivated for higher elevations. Calcutta in West Bengal inherited a thriving industrial base from the colonial period, particularly in terms of jute processing. The Indian state of Tripura has a Bengali-speaking majority and was formerly the princely state of Hill Tipperah. The leaves are first brought indoors where they are air blown overnight to dry them sufficiently so that their cells can be ruptured, initiating oxidation, when rolled without breaking the leaf.Between 1830 and 1867, the ports of Singapore and Malacca, the island of Penang, and a portion of the Malay Peninsula were ruled under the jurisdiction of the Bengal Presidency of the British Empire.

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Bengali influence in the Arakanese royal court persisted until Burmese annexation in the 18th-century. According to a study carried out by the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, the tea produced by the plantations of North Bengal (Dooars area) do not have the brand value of Darjeeling tea or Assam tea. The first flush consists of the first few leaves grown after the plant's winter dormancy and produce a light floral tea with a slight astringency; this flush is also suitable for producing a white tea. Darjeeling tea is grown in the Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, an area bound by Nepal to the west, Bhutan to the east and Sikkim to the north.The tea gardens are located on the hillsides of the Eastern Himalaya, between 600 and 2,000metres in elevation.