No. 01 Kolkata · since 2018
Two valleys,
one glass teapot.
Single-garden teas from Assam and Darjeeling, packed in Kolkata within weeks of plucking. Scroll, and we’ll brew you a cup.
Two valleys,
01 · Warm the pot
Two grams, one rolled leaf at a time.
A single rolled leaf of Assam orthodox weighs barely a tenth of a gram. One level teaspoon, about 2 g, makes a 200 ml cup.
02 · Pour
Just off the boil.
90 to 95°C for Assam and second flush. Let water for a Darjeeling first flush sit a minute, to about 85°C, or it turns harsh.
03 · The leaf wakes
Watch it unfurl.
The factory rolled it tight; now it drinks and opens back into what was plucked in the garden: two leaves and a bud.
04 · Colour follows time
Amber, copper, then dark.
Darker is not better. Past five minutes most teas just get more bitter, so we print a steep time on every pack.
05 · Your turn
Steep it your way.
Copper · Bright, brisk, round. A splash of milk is fine.
This cup
Assam Second Flush Golden Tips
Our guide: 3–4 min at 95°C
Steep 0:00 rolled leaf
[02]
The tea counter.
Loose leaf by the 100 g, in a kraft pouch or a tin caddy. Every pack names its garden, its flush and its steep time.
[03]
Six gardens, two valleys.
Three gardens on the Darjeeling slopes, three on the Assam plain along the Brahmaputra. Tap a pin.
The flush calendar
Tap a month to see what is being plucked.
Darjeeling
Assam
[04]
The tasting room, Kolkata.
Brew Bazaar started in 2018 as one counter near BBD Bagh, a few lanes from where India’s tea has been auctioned since 1861. We taste every lot before we buy it, pack it by hand in the back room, and post it the same week.
- 6
- partner gardens
- 3 wks
- from plucking to packing
- 2018
- first counter opened
Quick brew guide
| Tea | Water | Per cup | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darjeeling 1st flush | 85°C | 2 g | 2½–3 min |
| Darjeeling 2nd flush | 90°C | 2 g | 3–4 min |
| Assam orthodox | 95°C | 2.5 g | 3–4 min |
| Assam CTC (chai) | boil | 1 tsp | boil 2 min with milk |