Chaichun Tea

                                Famous Tea Shops in India Starting in 2015, Chai Chun is the only and #1 tea boutique in India. With 18+ stores across prime locations in India, it is a one-of-a-kind store dedicated entirely to tea. With more than 165 blends and a full-fledged e-com website, Chai Chun is one of the most famous  tea shops in India . Every ingredient at Chai Chun is carefully procured from trusted sources and every blend is made with passion, love and care. We have been purchasing tea off the grocery counter for way too long now. Tea plays such a significant part in our life, I mean how many of us can function without a nice cup of tea I wonder. And the numerous cups amidst a hectic schedule give us just the right punch to take the day head-on. But do we ever put some thought into purchasing the right tea? Do we think about the source while buying? Do we care enough to look where our teas are processed and how long it takes to reach us? I don’t think so. If you love the t

  “Crush, tear, curl”, sometimes also known as “cut, tear, curl” aka CTC is a type of granular tea originating in India in the 1930s that are entirely different from orthodox teas. Tea leaves are plucked, withered, rolled, oxidized, and dried to make orthodox teas   whereas the leaves are put through a series of rollers with sharp teeth that crush, tear, and curl the leaves into small, hard pellets that make the rich and malty CTC teas. In theory, while making CTC teas all five steps of making orthodox teas are followed but in a more rapid fashion. Flavour-wise CTC teas are much darker than orthodox teas with a malty and rich aftertaste. When the leaves are crushed and torn more enzyme is released and on longer fermentation, the tea becomes stronger than orthodox teas. In 2020 alone, India consumed 1.10 million tons of tea most of which was CTC.  Sipping a cup of CTC tea with milk, sugar, and assorted spices might seem like a thing hardwired in our destiny but we have taken on the habi