Tea is one of the most popular drinks on the planet. It is grown in China, Japan, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Kenya, Turkey, Russia, Iran. Well-known European brands use the best varieties of tea bushes for production . Dammann - tea of the French company that produces elite varieties of the drink.
Tea
With the light hand of Emperor Shen Nong, all of China, since 2700 BC, loves and appreciates an amazing drink. How much a role tea plays in the life of the Chinese is evidenced by the fact that a special tea ceremony has been developed for its use.
Gradually, tea gained distribution around the world. First he came to Japan, then to India, in the 16th century he reached Europe. Tea was considered an exclusively healing agent and was prescribed as a medicine. Then he “went into the people” and was used as a substitute for water. He gained his popularity more easily than his "brother" coffee. In Russia, lemon and sugar were added to it, in England they preferred to drink with milk. Different countries have formed their own traditions of preparation and use of the drink.
history of the company
Tea "Dammann" comes from France. Its history began at the end of the distant 17th century and was blessed by King Louis XIV himself. He granted Dammann Tea House exclusive privileges to sell tea in France. Along with the rights, responsibility was added. The company has established trade relations around the world, providing the supply of the best varieties.
The year 1952 became crucial for the Dammann brothers. They were lucky to meet an amazing person Jean-Jumot Lafon. A passionate lover and connoisseur of tea in 1954 led the company. The first step was to determine the company's strategy for dealing with eminent competitors.
Lafon offered a series of flavored teas. The idea of aromatic additives was prompted by his wife. She was originally from Russia and loved to add small pieces of orange peel to hot tea. Thus was born the first grade of Gout Russe, or "Russian Taste". The 60s were marked by the release of new fruit teas with apples, black currants and other berries.
In addition, he owns the idea of a new line of green teas. For the convenience of customers, the sachet Cristal bag was developed. A breakthrough in increasing sales was tea trade by weight. Tea was displayed in the store in large glass dispensers (cans). In less than five years, more than a thousand stores operated in France on this principle. Today, Dammann is a tea with a history of over three hundred years, guaranteeing its customers exquisite tastes and quality of its products.
Kinds
The delicate fermentation process plays an important role in the beverage production process. Global brands keep up to date, applying in practice the latest achievements of science and technology, and Dammann company is not far behind. Tea depends on the time of fermentation and can be:
- green
- white
- yellow;
- in red;
- black
- puer
Quality
All varieties of the drink are classified by quality:
- Low grade. The composition includes crushed leaves, production waste from better species. It brews quickly, taste indicators are low.
- Mid-grade. For the manufacture of broken, cut leaves. It has a fairly pleasant and pronounced taste and aroma.
- High grade. To prepare it, non-blooming buds (tipsa) and young leaves are collected. The most expensive is flower tea, it has the highest content of tips.
Additional processing allows you to divide the tea into the following groups:
- pressed;
- packaged;
- extracted (liquid extract);
- flavored;
- granulated;
- bound (tea leaves and flowers are selected in one bunch according to aroma and taste).
Packaging
The tea set can vary from two varieties to two dozen. Each has its original packaging. As a rule, tin jars of different colors (classic or multi-colored) are placed in a box. It in itself is a work of art. The material for manufacturing is different: metal, wood, leather, cardboard.
Original additions in the form of belts, unusual fasteners and locks, the very shape of caskets unwittingly attract the attention of buyers. They fit perfectly into the interior and can serve as an extraordinary decoration.
Packing
Gift tea can be presented as loose or in bags. The bags themselves are made industrially or manually, paper or silk. The package bundle is different. As a gift, near the tin cans in a kind of packaging they put a teaspoon filter, a strainer, tea jelly, a tea filter ball. They are made in different shapes and sizes.
Features
It is true that one of the most popular companies in France is Dammann. Tea is distinguished by its features:
- deep color;
- natural taste;
- delicate aroma.
- variety of species:
- the black;
- green;
- herbal;
- fruit;
- original packaging of both individual tea varieties and sets;
- high quality;
- annual updating of the assortment and development of new tastes;
- packing: loose or picketing;
- silk bags (they were invented by the sons of Lafon - Jacques and Didier).
Gift Baskets
The most popular companies brought not only the right marketing strategy and the highest quality of the drink. Gift tea, colorfully and tastefully decorated, is recognizable on store shelves around the world. The set is perfect as a gift for any celebration.
Tea Dammann (gift set) is chosen according to the variety of types, method of packaging, volume. The most popular are sets specially created for a gift for a particular holiday:
- "Christmas". In elegant packaging are tin jars of red and green colors. In the first - a mixture of Ceylon and Chinese, with the addition of pineapple, orange and caramel. In the second - Chinese green, it smells of vanilla, spices, orange, slices of apple and orange peel are added,
- "Christmas". The set contains three types, jars of the corresponding shades. White has been added to green and red teas. He is from China, with flower petals, the aroma of spices and ginger, with subtle notes of cherry and almond.
One of the richest, by the variety of varieties presented, the Bayadere set:
- Earl Gray Yin Zhen - black, with a natural flavor (bergamot).
- Gout Russe Douchka - black, with zest of orange and lemon, bergamot is a natural flavoring.
- L'Oriental - green, with slices of strawberries, peach, grapes, natural flavoring (exotic fruits).
- Jardin Bleu - black, with sunflower petals, cornflower, natural flavor (wild strawberry, rhubarb).
- 4 Fruits Rouges - black, with pieces of currant, cherry, raspberry and wild strawberry.
- Touareg - green, mint.
- Breakfast is a mixture of Chinese and Ceylon.
- Darjeeling - black, from the Indian plantation of Darjeeling.
- Lapsang Souchong - black, smoked (on pine logs).
- Paul & Virginie - black, with slices of raspberries, cherries, strawberries, with a natural flavor (caramel, vanilla).
- Yunnan Vert is green, from the Chinese province of Yunnan.
- Jasmin Chung Hao - green, with jasmine petals.
- Pomme d'Amour - black, with apple slices and sunflower petals, natural flavoring (maraxin).
- Soleil Vert - green with orange zest.
- Sept Parfums - black, with slices of zest of orange and lemon, slices of figs, rose petals, lotus and pitangau, natural flavor (bergamot).
- Anichai is black, with slices of cloves and ginger.
- Passion de Fleurs - green, with rose petals, natural flavor (apricot).
- Coquelicot Gourmand - black, with cornflower and peony petals, natural flavor (biscuit, almonds).
- Bali - green, with lychee petals, rose and grapefruit flowers.
- Rooibos Citrus - South African variety, with lemon slices, clementine (mandarin variety), with orange zest, king essential oil added.
- Carcadet Samba - blend: hibiscus and rosehip flowers with dried oranges, apples and mangoes, decoration added - flower petals.
Buying a tea set of this company, it is impossible to buy a bad product. A fragrant drink conquers the heart immediately and forever. Teas are selected according to different taste preferences. In one set, black, green, aromatic fruit and herbal drinks coexist peacefully. There are sets that have become the hallmark of the company - “Christmas”, “Christmas”, “Sachet Crystal”, “Tuba”, “Twist” and others.
Dammann - tea (reviews of fans of a fragrant drink to which confirmation), which is impossible not to remember. Amazing taste, unique delicate aroma, excellent packaging, thoughtful equipment will give true pleasure to tea lovers.