Tagged: assam

How Little of Assam Tea a Certified Seal Covers

Rainforest Alliance, trustea, and full organic certification all reach into Assam's tea gardens, but the coverage is thinner than the word "certified" implies, and the bodies issuing the seals say so themselves.

What the Name on an Assam Orthodox Tin Guarantees

When a tin says "Assam Orthodox," it is making a legal promise: real whole-leaf tea grown and rolled in the Brahmaputra valley. Here is exactly what that promise covers, and the one border where it stops.