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Where Assam Goes

Most Assam never leaves the country, and the blend that says Assam on the tin does not always have any in it.

The Rise of the Small Tea Grower

Most Assam tea today does not come from a colonial-era estate. It comes from a plot smaller than a football pitch, owned by a family who has never processed a single leaf of it. Here is who actually grows the tea, by weight and measure.