Colonels Special Black Tea

Black tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, the same plant that’s used to make green tea. However, the leaves are dried and fermented, giving black tea a darker color and richer flavor.

Unlike many other varieties, black tea is caffeinated, so it’s important to monitor your intake. When you do pour yourself a cup of black tea, you benefit from flavonoids that combat inflammation and support healthy immune function.

However, you don’t have to merely drink black tea to benefit from its healthy properties. It can be steamed, cooled and then pressed on minor cuts, scrapes and bruises to relieve pain and reduce swelling. A black tea bath can also ease inflammation caused by skin rashes and conditions such as poison ivy.

• Bring water to a boil and turn off the heat
• Add tea leaves to the hot water, or for better infusion, pour hot water over the tea leaves
• Brew for 3 minutes in the hot water and strain
• Sip and enjoy a warm cup of organic black tea

Our ancestors have been a part of the Kangra history for 700 years. Our tea estate is amongst the oldest in the country. Tea was first planted in the Kangra valley in 1850 by the British, even before the plantations in Assam.

Located in lovely little hamlet of Bir, in Himachal Pradesh at an elevation of 5,000 ft (1500 meters) our fields are hemmed by the majestic Dhauladhars that abruptly rise to 11,800 ft (3600 meters) forming a picturesque yet formidable wall to the north.

Blessed with clean mountain air and fertile land, our tea and aromatic crops are 100% organically grown without the use of any  any chemical insecticides or fertilizers.