Tea in Azerbaijan

Tea Adventures in Europe

Jan 25

Written By Charlene Tranquil Tuesdays

Rows of Tea Bushes in Lankaran Azerbaijan

Driving en route and admiring the Talysh Mountain Range

Asking for directions from a woman baking bread

She insisted we take some bread

Realizing just how close to Iran we were

Beautiful view of Iran just in the distance

At the Astarachay Production Facility

On site nursery of tea cultivars

Tony in front of Astaracay's big production factory

An intriguing tea menu at a nice cafe in Baku

Roadside tea stop near Lankaran

Local custom of adding thyme to black tea

The hospitality of cutting up a snickers bar in the wrapper really charmed me

While on a trip to Baku, Azerbaijan and enjoying tea the local way, we learned that there was a history of local tea production in the southern part of Azerbaijan.

Obviously, we needed to investigate this information further so we booked a car and driver to take us to see what tea cultivation and production looked like Azerbaijan.

I’m still learning more about the history and context of Azerbaijan tea cultivation, production, and tea culture and working on a story about that.