Makaibari Tea Estate: A place where one of the world’s most expensive teas, Silver Tips Imperial, is plucked under the full moon

Makaibari Tea Estate


by Kelly Phillips Badal At Makaibari Tea Estate in West Bengal, India, the fourth generational owner Swaraj “Rajah” Banerjee instructs, “Sip, swish, inhale sharply, then spit,” proving tea tastings are undertaken…

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LithaFlora Tea: The Cape Town company is providing the rare option of a local African herbal tea

LithaFlora Tea


Selling out their stock of herbal teas and cleansing bars shortly after launching a few weeks back at Design Indaba 2014, Cape Town-based LithaFlora is a new company using medicinal African herbs, sustainably sourced from…

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