New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- I am winding down for the year in the company of books and tea. Here is a list of tea-themed books I enjoyed in 2025. Pour yourself a cup and I hope you find something to pick from this pile.

Put together by four of the tea world's most respected folks -James Norwood Pratt, Maria Uspenski, Nigel Melican, and Shabnam Weber-the book profiles 101 teas organised in nine chapters. It's a guide to tea drinkers, accessible, non-intimidating and so useful. (Page Street Publishing)

The Assam tea terroir is closely linked to the Brahmaputra. It has rendered the state as a fertile river valley with rich alluvial soil, primed for the Assamica tea plant. To get to know Assam tea, we must first know the Brahmaputra. The author S...