«ASIA TEA» LLP was incorporated on Oct. 18, 2007. The main goal is to promote the market of Kazakhstan Indian, Ceylon, Chinese and Kenyan tea under the brand name «Rakhmet».
Our company is a division of TURKUAZ GROUP OF COMPANIES, which owns the most extensive distribution network in Kazakhstan. Years of experience of TURKUAZ on the Kazakhstan market allows it to deliver our tea from Sri Lanka, India, China and Kenya, and distribute it over Kazakhstan in the shortest time that allows us to offer our customers fresh tea.
Director of company, Mr. Parminder Singh Tibb, worked in the tea business for over 40 years, having started its activities with the management of a tea plantation. Mr. Tibb worked in various companies in Kazakhstan for more than 15 years and knows the tea market and the tastes of consumers.
«ASIA TEA» LLP At the tea market in Kazakhstan, we came in March 2008, but this has not prevented us to become a leader in such a short period of time. Our tea is characterized by high and consistent quality of raw material that we receive from manufacturers with a worldwide reputation. We import tea from Sri Lanka, India, Kenya and China — is granulated and leaf teas that we offer our customers a pre-packaged in a convenient, beautiful package from 50g — up to 500g.
«Rakhmet» tea — it’s an Indian granular, Indian leaf, leaf Ceylon, Kenyan granular,Vietnamese and Chinese green green with jasmine.
From January 2011 "Rakhmet" tea is presented in a new design and a new taste (granulated teas) that maximally satisfies the needs of local people.
According to independent experts and based on repeated tests conducted our «Rakhmet» tea was better than any other tea, including Piala Gold, Assam Gold and Greenfield. Our tea is not ashamed to entertain guests at home and present it as a gift.
«Rakhmet» tea
Tea select personally by Mr. Tibb, who works at the tea production for more than forty years, of which more than 15 years in Kazakhstan.
Experience of Mr. Tibb allows us to say that our tea is most responsible consumer tastes in Kazakhstan.
Before «Rakhmet» tea reaches the consumer it is tested at least three times, which allows us to guarantee its quality.
«Rakhmet» tea never leaves residue on the cup, that indicates the high quality tea and tea homogeneity.
Other manufacturers mix the high quality tea with less expensive to reduce the base cost and it provides a cheap tea cup cake.
From 1 kilogram of «Rakhmet» tea consumer can get up to 630 cups of tea, while the best varieties of our competitors will be given no more than 500 cups of tea.
«Rakhmet» tea is blending, that’s mean that varieties of tea from different plantations are mixed on the spot — in Kenya, India, Vietnam or China. In Kazakhstan, we just packed up.
Title «Rakhmet» tea and graphic design packs are protected by intellectual property rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan (so the icon ® stands on «Rakhmet» packs)
All the equipment for packing of tea is production from western Germany and England.
All supplies (packaging, mestercartons, foil, cellophane) is Turkish or Russian origin.
Indian granulated black tea
Indian «Rakhmet» black CTC tea grown and carefully selected by hand from selected plantations in Eastern India.
Tea differs subtly unique aroma and tart astringent taste. This tea gives a strong infusion of saturated colors (the British say — biscuit crust color). In the presence of light honey flavor notes and extrinsic teas of other grades.
Our Leaf and Granulated teas — are from the plantations of Assam.
Indian black leaf tea
«Rakhmet» Indian leaf tea — is formed by centuries the classical method of manufacturing leaf of black tea. Only the bud and two top leafs from the bush are selected for our tea, which in the language of professionals means «Golden» tea in addition, only the leaves of a certain length are used in our case — if the leaf is longer than our standards, it is eliminated for the other varieties.
A characteristic feature of our tea is a great thick infusion beautiful, translucent dark cherry color and slightly tart taste the original flavor. Of the more than 10,000 tea plantations, only 40 plantations can produce quality tea, which we use for cooking our tea.
Kenyan granulated black tea
In Kenya have developed an almost ideal conditions for growing tea, which enables ordinary tea plant reach the size of a tree whose leaves are filled with amazing juice. When brewed, the Kenyan tea, it is that gives the juice taste astringency, and her daughter — a bright amber color.
In addition to the unique climatic conditions, Kenyan tea has several other distinctive features. Due to its location on the equator, these teas do not depend on «seasonal», and harvesting takes place all year round, which ensures consistent quality of raw materials.
Since all of Kenya’s plantations are located at an altitude of 1500 — 2700 m above sea level, these teas have not only the delicate aroma, characteristic of high mountain teas, but are valued worldwide as an environmentally-friendly.
Kenyan «Rakhmet» tea differs gentle, delicate aroma, wonderful richness and fullness of a special amber infusion, the taste is impossible to forget.
For its preparation is taken from 11 Kenyan tea plantation and a plantation, located in Rwanda, which gives us some tea flavor.
Our Kenyan tea is perfect for morning tea and goes well with a little cream or milk.
Green leaf tea
Green tea — a traditional drink of the Turkic people. For example, many Central Asian people is the custom to drink green tea before a meal. Drinking green tea before a meal normalizes the gastrointestinal tract and thus improves digestion. Green tea helps to improve the work of the gall bladder, liver, 12 duodenum, pancreas. As a result, regular consumption of normal vital activity of the intestinal micro flora.
Green tea also has other qualities, it invigorates, relieves sleepiness, improves care, improves memory, normalizes metabolism, improves the cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract, normalize adrenal function.
Our green tea has a middle size leafs, and hence quality. Only middle size leafs can give a full flavor, because that is valued and the drink itself. Minor sheet gives less flavor, and a large sheet is older and not qualitative.
When brewing «Rakhmet» tea gives a transparent light-green infusion with a fresh, bright, rich aroma and taste. Brew with hot water needed at a temperature of 80˚C for 2 — 3 minutes. Before serving, if desired, add sugar or ice chips and drink beverage chilled. You can brew up to 3 times.
By the way, the Chinese drink freshly brewed green tea and Japanese tea leaves is poured first and the second drink only tea leaves.
Green tea with jasmine
We supply green jasmine tea from China. Our green tea with middle size leaf jasmine, and hence quality. As mentioned, only middle size leaf can give a full aroma, because of which and appreciated the drink itself.
In the case of «Rakhmet» uses natural jasmine flowers, and not chemical flavorings, like other manufacturers.