Tea Stories
Explore Tea Culture, History & Stories That Inspire Every Sip
Inspired by a single leaf, cultivated with generations of wisdom.
Leaforah brings you whole-leaf teas from India’s finest estates—hand-plucked, slow-processed, and packed with intention.
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Cultivar
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A cultivar is a cultivated plant variety selected and maintained for particular characteristics. In tea, cultivar can influence leaf shape,…
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Curly Leaf
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Curly leaf describes tea leaves that have been twisted, curled or rolled into a visibly irregular shape. Curled leaves are…
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Crepe Tea Leaf
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Crepe tea leaf is a descriptive term used for tea leaf with a crinkled, folded or crepe-like appearance. The texture…
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Common Tea
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Common tea is an informal phrase that can mean ordinary, widely available or everyday tea. Unlike terms such as CTC,…
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Coarse Tea
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Coarse tea is a descriptive term that can refer to tea material with relatively large, rough or less finely processed…
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Cupping
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Cupping is a structured method for evaluating tea by preparing samples under controlled conditions and comparing their appearance, aroma, flavour,…
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Creaming in Tea
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Creaming in tea is a change in the appearance of brewed tea in which the liquor can become cloudy or…
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CTC Tea
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CTC tea is a style of tea made using the crush, tear, curl method. Instead of preserving the leaf in…
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Coppery Liquor
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Coppery liquor is a tea-tasting description for brewed tea that appears reddish-orange, copper or warm copper-brown. The term is especially…
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Colour in Tea
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The colour of tea usually refers to the appearance of the brewed liquor. Depending on the tea, it can range…
Rooted in Patience
Leaforah was born from the belief that the best things refuse to be rushed. Our philosophy is simple: honour the leaf, respect the process, and let time do the rest.