If coffee is the beverage that dissolves drowsiness, tea is the universally popular drink that drives away sleep and peps up the drooping spirits. There are a number of interesting anecdotes and fascinating tales surrounding the “cup that cheers”. Over the centuries, tea has come to acquire the status of being a widely consumed family drink with an unequalled popularity.

   Not surprisingly then from the sedate gardens of Kyoto in Japan to the remote aboriginal settlements of Australia and from the mountainous rustic settlements of trouble torn Afghanistan to the tastily decorated restaurants in the bustling metropolis of London, millions of cups of tea in a variety of blends and flavours are consumed each day. In recent years, exclusive tea joints offering a variety of tea preparations in a stimulating range of flavours and taste have been rapidly mushrooming across the urban centres of India.

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