Bold Flavours
Ausum Tea
Want your dessert without the calories or wine without the alcohol? City-based duo, Medha Rao, 30 and Mayura Rao, 34 have found a way to give you banana nut bread and sangria in a cup without added sweeteners. Barely a year old, Ausum Tea started when these first cousins who are avid tea drinkers started talking about the flavoured tea available in the market. "There was always only lemon or mint green teas, nothing with composite layered flavours", says Medha. They soon started experimenting with dry fruits and flowers— infusing them with green and white teas sourced from an estate in Darjeeling. They sell nine blends of teas and tisanes on their website and at a few cafes in the city, each handmade with complex flavours. "For instance, lemongrass and sweet lime are infused with green tea and a hint of ginger to remind of a relaxing day at the spa", says Mayura. Most ingredients are locally sourced from small farmers and the blends are inspired by local tastes.
AT ausumtea.com
PRICE Rs 350 onwards