Bangalore Rose Chai Tea
Light floral notes mingle with Masala spices highlighting a superb balance of tea and spice. Milk and a dash of sugar create a taste extravaganza.  [ View more details ]
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  • How To Brew

Bangalore Rose Chai Tea

  • Country of Origin: India and Kenya
  • Region: Assam (India), Nandi (Kenya)
  • Shipping Port: Calcutta and Cochin in India, Mombassa in Kenya
  • Grade: BP (Broken Pekoe)
  • Altitude: 1500 ft. (India), 5900 ft. (Kenya)
  • Manufacturer Type: CTC (Cut, Torn and Curled)
  • Cup Characteristics: Light floral notes mingle with Masala spices highlighting a superb balance of tea and spice. Milk and a dash of sugar create a taste extravaganza.
  • Infusions: Bright and coppery with golden highlights.
  • Ingredients: Black tea, Ginger, Coriander, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Black pepper, Rose petals.


Tradition holds that this particular blend of chai was discovered by accident by a chai-wallah, (chai seller) plying his trade one day in the Lal Bagh garden in Bangalore, India around the turn of the last century. The Lal Bagh garden is one of the most famous gardens in Bangalore, a city revered throughout the world by botanists for it’s plentiful rose gardens and multitude of rose varieties. To this day, in the Lal Bagh garden alone, grow over 150 varieties of the beautiful and fragrant flowers.

As the story goes, the chai-wallah, who was brewing his chai that day to sell to visitors in the garden, discovered that rose petals from a bush being pruned nearby had fallen into his teapot. Since the chai-wallah intended to turn a profit that day, rather than waste the now scented tea and brew a fresh batch, he simply added his other ingredients to the pot.

As he mixed in his cardamom, ginger, black pepper, and cinnamon, (the traditional ingredients of Indian chai), he discovered how well the spicy aromas blended with the floral tones of the rose petals. According to legend the chai-wallah turned a record profit that day. Word soon spread about the magnificent chai being served in the Lal Bagh garden. As the years progressed the chai-wallah grew quite wealthy by chai-wallah standards, thanks to the repeat customers who kept coming back for his unique chai blend.

Brew a pot yourself. We are confident that this lovely tea will yield the same positive results for your business! A superb tea.

IMPORTANT: Turn your bag of Chai upside down a few times. The powdered spices can settle at the bottom of the bag during transit.

  Tea Ingredients

Luxury Black Tea Ginger Pieces Coriander Cardamom Cinnamon Cloves Rose Petals

Hot Tea Method

Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of tea for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the teapot. Cover and let steep for 5-10 minutes (for true ‘Chai’ steep at least 7 minutes). While the tea is brewing prepare your cup to receive the chai – put 2 teaspoons of sugar in the cup and add milk (about 20%) of the cup’s volume. When the chai is ready – pour into your cup.

Iced Tea Method

(to make 1 liter/quart): Place 6 teaspoons of tea into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into your serving pitcher straining the leaves. Add ice, milk, sugar and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. [A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to double the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water].

 

 
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