Crush, tear, curl (CTC) is a method of processing black tea in which the leaves are passed through a series of cylindrical rollers with hundreds of sharp teeth that crush, tear, and curl the tea into small, hard pellets. This tea is mostly consumed by adding milk and sugar. Basically, CTC is machine processed and fully oxidized (black) tea. CTC tea tends to be less expensive and lesser quality than Orthodox tea. CTC teas tend to be blends of tea leaves harvested from more than one plantation during the first “flush” (harvest). Crafted to deliver to those with a taste for fine Indian tea, our Signature Tea Gifts bring together two varieties – Crush, Tear, and Curl (CTC) tea blends, with select spices and orthodox whole leaf tea. Together these offer a unique, quintessentially Wah Taj experience.