Royal Cup
A rich, full-bodied kadak with a royal depth of flavour, brewed strong and finished smooth.
A cup worthy of the name. Rich, malty, and full of character.
Royal Cup earns its name. A fine Assam CTC that brews dark and full, it carries a deep, malty richness that stands proud against milk and sugar and finishes smooth, never harsh. This is the cup you pour when the chai should taste like something, morning or evening.
No flavouring, no dust, no shortcuts: just a properly regal cup, graded and packed fresh so it tastes the way it should from the first sip to the last.
- Strength
- Kadak 5/5
- Leaf
- CTC · fine
- Aroma
- Malty & brisk
- In the cup
- Full-bodied, strong
- Best for
- Milk chai
- Origin
- Assam
- Ingredients
- CTC black tea
- Packs
- 250g · 500g · 1kg
Born in Assam.
The gardens of the Brahmaputra valley give Assam CTC its body and malt: the backbone of a proper Indian cup.
Every Shree Chai blend starts with the same leaf: single-region Assam CTC, bought by the chest and graded before it's packed. One origin, done properly, is worth more than a shelf of blends.
How we brew it
The everyday cup, one mug done right.
- 01 Boil ¾ cup water + 1 heaped tsp
- 02 Steep Roll 2 min for colour
- 03 Milk ¼ cup + sugar to taste
- 04 Finish Boil 2–3 min, strain hot
Rolling boil · 1 heaped tsp · 4–5 min · With milk & sugar
Want it extra kadak? Go 1:1 water-to-milk and steep a minute longer.
What people are saying about Royal Cup
Finally a cup that tastes like the tea my grandmother used to make. Strong, rich, and no bitterness even after a long boil. This is my daily now.
Ordered the 1kg after a friend recommended it. The colour it gives with milk is beautiful and the taste is properly kadak. Worth every rupee.
Very good strong chai, exactly what I wanted for the mornings. Reordering already, though I wish the pack lasted me longer.
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