Latest news from us Array https://www.teacampaign.com Wed, 20 May 2026 10:35:12 GMT Did you know that you can prepare teas with cold water? Did you know that you can prepare any black or green tea with cold water as well? The method is very simple: just put loose-leaf tea in a pitcher and let the tea infuse with cold water for about thirty minutes. Then strain and enjoy! Optional add-ins: sliced lemon, sweetener of choice, fresh mint leaves or lavender flowers. If you don't like hot green tea because of its bitter notes, try it as a cold brewing as the cold temperature suppresses the tannin flavours.   https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/our-tip-for-hot-days-cold-brew-39/ Wed, 5 Jan 2022 14:31:15 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/our-tip-for-hot-days-cold-brew-39/ Discover how black tea is actually produced in our video. Just watch to find out more:     https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/how-is-black-tea-manufactured-53/ Wed, 5 Jan 2022 14:32:36 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/how-is-black-tea-manufactured-53/ Have you ever tried a Masala Chai? A delicious treat not only for chilly days. Have you ever tried a Masala Chai ? A delicious treat especially on chilly days. Masala Chai means spice tea in Hindi and is a drink you will find throughout South Asia. Each family has their own way to prepare it. We suggest the following: Put  two cups of water into a saucepan, add a stick of cinnamon (about one inch long) 6-8 green  cardomom pods, 6-8 whole cloves, 2/3 cup milk, sugar to taste (approx. 6 tsp. sugar)   Bring it to a boil and afterwards let it simmer for 10 minutes, add 3 teaspoon of black Darjeeling or Assam tea bring to a boil once more and afterwards strain the tea and enjoy! https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/masala-chai-62/ Fri, 7 Jan 2022 15:20:15 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/masala-chai-62/ Tea bushes can produce tea leaves up to 150 years, but there is a catch. Teebushes can grow quite old. Some even produce tea leaves up to the age of 150 years, even though in the course of time their yield becomes less and less. That is the reason why India's Tea Board encourages replanting efforts. As the growing of tea bushes takes time and a lot of attention planting is done with a longterm orientation, a sustainable yield can only be expected after 5  to 7 years. https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/old-age-provision-in-tea-gardens-73/ Fri, 7 Jan 2022 15:17:54 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/old-age-provision-in-tea-gardens-73/ Maybe you wondered as well what those letters on your tea package mean? Maybe you wondered as well what those letters on your tea package mean?   FTGFOP1 is only used for whole leaf teas. Tea that consists of fine uncrushed leaves with a delicate taste. In short a synonym for high quality. Besides leaf teas there are also crushed and torn leaves that are referred to as broken. Even smaller particles will be referred to as fannings or dust. [FTGFOP1]Orange Pekoe relates to the quality of the tea leaves.  Orange does not refer to the colour but to the Dutch word oranje meaning royal. Pekoe (in Chinese pak-ho) can be translated as white – the colour of the fine fluff beneath young shoots. The F (for flowery) before OP indicates that tender and delicate flower buds were picked for this tea.   FOP1 allows conclusions about the care with which the tea was plucked – just two leaves and a bud. The coarser leaves remain on the tea bush. Only teas from that meet premium standards will bear the number 1.   FTG (Finest Tippy Golden) indicates that the tea has a lot of fine, light coloured tips. Tips are of lighter shades since they do not contain as much cell sap that turns dark during oxidation (fermentation). As a general rule you may keep in mind the longer the string of letters, the better the tea. FTGFOP1 will ensure a superior quality tea that has been carefully manufactured. https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/ftgfop1-what-does-that-mean-115/ Wed, 5 Jan 2022 14:30:52 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/ftgfop1-what-does-that-mean-115/ The quantity of Darjeeling Tea is continuously going down since the last years. One of the world's most famous teas becomes rarer and rarer. According to the Tea Board of India the production of 2021 has shrunk to 6.19 million kilograms of tea, that is almost half of what the average production capability used to be in 2009.  However, the decline of quantities has been a continuous one since many years and there are a couple of reasons behind this development: Unfavourful weather conditions due to climate change. The dry spells have become longer and excessive rainfalls as well, both affecting growth and plucking cycles. The strike of 104 days in 2017 severly affected the bushes maintenance cycle and the effects are still felt. Foreign importers of Darjeeling tea switched to substitutes from other tea growing areas. The rate of absenteeism among tea workers is high and can reach up to 50 percent. During the strike many were looking for other job opportunities and young and well-educated people usually don't see their future in agriculture. The steep terrain doesn't allow mechanical plucking to a large extend and thus can't replace hand plucking. Even though tea bushes can live beyond 150 years, the older tea bushes hold less yield and need to be uprooted and replanted. It takes up to five years before the leaves of these new bushes can be harvested. Some tea gardens have been closed down, reducing the quantity further. https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/darjeeling-production-shrank-to-619-miokg-160/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:02:33 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/darjeeling-production-shrank-to-619-miokg-160/ As per Tea Board of India circular the harvest and production of Darjeeling Tea this year is allowed from 21st of February onwards. Hibernation of the tea bushes ends as daytime temperature rises to 16 degrees Celsius increasing to around pleasant 22 degrees in the days to come. Officially the plucking season started on February 21, 2022, however not all tea gardens or garden sections - as tea gardens usually stretch over hundreds of meters in altitude -  will start on that day. In lower altitudes the leaves will flush earlier than on higher elevations. In the beginning of the season the daily production is still quite small, often not even reaching 200kg of fresh leaves that will result roughly in 50 kilogram of black tea. We still need to be patient until we receive our first tea sample for a batch of 8.000 kilogram. https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/first-flush-harvest-2022-in-darjeeling-started-165/ Thu, 3 Mar 2022 14:35:29 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/first-flush-harvest-2022-in-darjeeling-started-165/ The United Nations proclaimed International Tea Day for the first time in 2019. For many people, tea is a daily pleasure. No wonder, after all, tea is the most consumed beverage on this planet after water. In order to honour the importance of tea, its historical roots, its wonderful properties, but especially because of its economic importance for millions of people, the United Nations proclaimed International Tea Day for the first time in 2019. The day is celebrated on May 21st, but because it falls on a Saturday this year, the official UN ceremony will take place on Monday May 23rd. The Canadian Tea and Herb Association has initiated a "Sofa Summit" for this day - people from different parts of the world take a seat on the virtual sofa to talk about tea with President Shabnam Weber. The Tea Campaign starts at 8:00 p.m. German time. The conversation will be broadcast live on YouTube. https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/international-tea-day-170/ Fri, 20 May 2022 10:24:53 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/international-tea-day-170/ The harvest of Darjeeling First Flush 2023 has begun! Rain, which is so important for the growth of the first leaves, unfortunately, remained absent for a long time. The harvest of Darjeeling First Flush 2023 has begun! Rain, which is so important for the growth of the first leaves, unfortunately, remained absent for a long time. Strictly speaking, there had been no significant rainfall since October 2022. But with the start of the spring festival Holi, also called the festival of colours, came the long-awaited change in weather and thankfully now there has been enough rain. The tea gardens Darjeeling usually extend over several hundred meters of altitude difference. The Harvesting begins in the lower areas first and then continues upwards. Only a few leaflets and leaf buds can be harvested per tea bush. About 15,000 tea leaves(!) are needed for one kilogram of finest Darjeeling First Flush. https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/darjeeling-first-flush-2023-harvest-250/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:41:56 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/darjeeling-first-flush-2023-harvest-250/ Merchant ships avoid Suez Canal Dear Tea Friends, Perhaps you've seen the news: many cargo ships are avoiding the passage in the Suez Canal due to ongoing safety issues and are therefore sailing via the Cape of Good Hope. The consequences include longer travel times, higher freight costs and a limited amount of available containers. Unfortunately, our teas currently at sea are affected by this issue and will arrive behind schedule. We will inform you in our online shop and adjust delivery times accordingly. Thank you for your understanding. Your Teekampagne https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/delay-in-ship-transport-265/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:56:38 GMT https://www.teacampaign.com/en/footer_navigation/service/blog/delay-in-ship-transport-265/