Since Indian masala chai contains an array of spices, strong black tea is the ideal option. For the best teas, choose Assam ...

And there’s a certain way they prefer it: made from a strong black tea blend and served with ... No short cuts or compromises, just buying the best tea and carefully blending it.

Assam – a black tea from India, valued for its rich golden colour and strong, malty flavour that ... smoke-dried to produce a tarry taste. It is best drunk without milk, sugar or lemon.

For black tea, depending on which leaf it comes from, the tea is given a different grading: orange pekoe, pekoe, or broken leaf. Madalena Motta: This is a strong tea, pekoe. Orange pekoe.