Nepali Tea Blog: Brewing Tips, Health & Culture

Discover the exceptional world of Nepali tea with our featured selections: Sagarmatha Gold Black Tea, Himalayan Gold Black Tea, and Spring White Buds White Tea. As highlighted in the New York Times article, “Don’t Call It Darjeeling, It’s Nepali Tea,” our organic Nepali tea surpasses expectations. Grown in high-altitude regions, our single origin tea offers unique flavors and quality. Join the Nepali Tea Traders revolution and elevate your tea-drinking experience with the finest loose leaf tea from Nepal.

“We were very young and into music,” recalls Rabin Joshi, Co-Owner and President of Nepali Tea Traders. “We’d come over in our motorbikes at the junction [tea bar], we’d order tea, and talk about music. By the time we left, we’d finished five to six cups of Masala chai---each!”

Tea is similar to wine in the way that it has seasonality and terroir, which creates a story behind each cup’s flavor. This makes it an excellent substitute for wine if you are looking for an interesting beverage, minus the alcohol. Our culture seems to have picked up on tea’s versatility, which has let to tea actually following the trends that we see in the wine industry!  

Explore how Ilam, Nepal’s high elevation, cool nights, and mineral-rich soils shape the flavor of Nepali tea. This in-depth terroir guide explains altitude bands, flush seasons, processing choices, and exact brewing temperatures for black, oolong, white, and green teas—plus a practical buying checklist and our top single-origin picks. Learn how to read labels, avoid bitterness, and choose the right harvest for your taste. Perfect for tea lovers seeking clarity, aroma, and clean, balanced cups.

Tea is the most popular beverage in the world, and three cups of tea are consumed for every one cup of coffee.  We believe that tea deserves more attention than it gets in the office!  

Nepal’s capital, is practically on the other side of the world from our home in Boston, making the time difference a whopping twelve hours. But, we pushed through the haze of jetlag and quickly prepared ourselves to continue traveling to the town of Ilam.

Our Himalayan Golden has been crowned the best black tea in the world at the North American Tea Championship! Learn how our single origin, organic loose leaf tea from Nepal is gaining global recognition for its exceptional quality and unique flavors.