Kangra tea

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Kangra tea is a distinctive variety of Indian tea from the Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, prized for its delicate flavor and aromatic quality.

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Label Occurrences
Kangra tea canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical indication product ⓘ
tea ⓘ
altitudeRange 900–1800 metres ⓘ
aroma aromatic ⓘ
associatedWith Himachal Pradesh tea industry ⓘ
belongsToTeaGrowingRegion North Indian tea belt ⓘ
linked to: northern India
brewingColor light golden ⓘ
caffeineContent moderate ⓘ
climate cool temperate ⓘ
climateAdvantage cool nights and warm days ⓘ
comparedTo Darjeeling tea ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
cultivarOrigin China tea plant ⓘ
cultivationPractice hand plucking ⓘ
smallholder gardens ⓘ
economicImportance regional cash crop ⓘ
exportedTo domestic Indian markets ⓘ
international markets ⓘ
flavorProfile delicate ⓘ
geographicalIndicationStatus registered ⓘ
GIRegisteringAuthority Geographical Indications Registry of India ⓘ
GIRegistrationCountry India ⓘ
GIRegistrationNumber 87 ⓘ
GIRegistrationYear 2005 ⓘ
harvestSeason spring flush ⓘ
summer flush ⓘ
hasReputationFor high quality ⓘ
historicalIntroductionPeriod mid-19th century ⓘ
introducedBy British planters ⓘ
knownFor light liquor ⓘ
subtle astringency ⓘ
leafType China hybrid ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kangra district ⓘ
Mandi district ⓘ
madeFromSpecies Camellia sinensis ⓘ
marketedAs premium tea ⓘ
notableTasteNote floral ⓘ
fruity ⓘ
partOf Himalayan region ⓘ
primaryProductionRegion Kangra Valley ⓘ
processingMethod orthodox ⓘ
recognizedAsGI true ⓘ
recognizedBy Tea Board of India ⓘ
region Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
soilType well-drained loamy soil ⓘ
teaType black tea ⓘ
green tea ⓘ
usedFor hot beverage ⓘ
iced tea ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kangra district → knownFor → Kangra tea ⓘ
Kangra Valley → knownFor → Kangra tea ⓘ