"English Breakfast": Excellent mix from India

This black tea blend did it. Tradition. Not just in England. Indian tea leaves are used in cups all over the world. The "English Breakfast" blend is a popular combination of Darjeeling's gardens and those of Assam's. On the southern slopes of the Himalayas, near the city of Darjeeling. There, women mostly pick the noble leaves of Camellia sinensis. Which are then processed into the tea of the same name. Mountainous, foggy and cool. Therefore the tea plant grows only slowly. And with smaller but more aromatic leaves. In contrast to the tea plantations in Assam. In northeast India. A river provides fertile soil there: Brahmaputra. And also the monsoon rains. A climate like in a greenhouse. Moist and hot. Assam is the tea region with the highest production in the world. And the largest growing area that is related. Even with its own time zone: the "Tea Garden Time". One hour ahead of Indian Standard Time. So that the workers on the plantations can start with the early sunrise. And also with its own tea plant: Camellia sinensis var. Assamica. It is a variety of the Chinese tea plant with wider leaves. And supplies teas that are among the strongest black teas in the world.