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Tea production began in the Himalayan country of Nepal in 1863, courtesy of the British East India Company. Today, tea drinking in Nepal is such a part of life that “Have you had your tea?” is a common greeting.

Tea is grown in the east of the country and, due to the altitudes, is very similar to the famous Darjeeling tea from across the border in India, meaning that it’s light and has many nuances of flavor.

Guranse is the highest tea garden in Nepal at 7,323 feet. The major importer of Nepal tea is Germany, probably because Germans like herbal teas a lot and so light teas are more to their taste. (The exception here would be the East Frisians who are unique in Germany as their taste in tea is more English than German.)

Unfortunately, there is a threat to Nepali tea production in the form of political unrest. Hopefully this will be solved before availability and price are too greatly affected.

Roland Petrov