Fact Sheet

  • Janam Tea is wholly owned by Amy Dubin, she is not working as a rep for this company, it is hers. Established 1/1/2004.

  • Amy is a Tea Curator, Host of Afternoon Tea and a Tea Educator. If you want to use the shortest version, it’s Amy Dubin-Nath, Indian Tea Curator and Experience Designer

  • Janam tea is an American brand of teas originating specificaly from India.

  • Janam teas are single-origin: not blended, flavored, spiced or in any other way different from the way they leave the factory.

  • The packaging for this type of tea is technically as perfect as can be, impervious to oxygen, moisture and light.

  • Janam Teas are all signed & numbered, meaning when Amy orders tea to be sold under the Janam tea name, the teas are ‘Reserve’ and when then they’re sold out, they’re sold out forever, ensuring a constantly rotating stock.

  • Janam tea never has more than 6 choices at any given time, which can represent any tea producing region of India, any style, any variety or clone. Like an art gallery with room for only 6 paintings…the teas are offered and sold, but unlike art-the teas vanish never to be seen on this earth again.

  • The flavor of tea changes from cup to cup. Seasonality, size, oxidation and many other factors contribute to this. Janam tea is not about uniformity, it’s about delivering the best of the best when it’s best.

  • Amy Dubin is the first American in history to be representing the industry of Indian tea at a global trade show in India; her presence fully sponsored by the Indian Government through the Ministry of Commerce.

  • Amy opened the first tea shop in the Western Hemisphere for Indian tea in 2005.

  • Amy opened the the first Afternoon tea room in the Western Hemisphere for pan-Indian tea (not masala chai).

  • Amy has been featured in the NYTimes once (October 2017), mentioned once prior to that (2006) and has appeared in numerous publications globally, including: Gulf News, The Times of India, Entrepreneur Magazine and Business Insider.

  • Amy is a self-made business owner, having leveraged equity out of a house she bought during her tenure at a New York ad agency as a Video Editor, she has designed and funded all (except Delhi in 2019-the Trade Promotion Council of India paid for me to go) travel for tea in India herself.

  • She is currently writing a book to help Americans travel in India for tea.

  • Her new tearoom is currently being built in Columbus, Ohio as of 05/2021..

  • She has led a trip of tourists to tea gardens in India and post-Covid intends to go twice a year.

  • She is recognized in the Indian tea industry as being the most outspoken advocate for Indian tea in North America and is a consultant for India-based exporters.

  • Amy has also been a judge for the International Chocolate Awards for the past 5 years and is often pairing tea with chocolate and other lifestyle products and services, like whisky, cigars, custom tailors, caviar, etc.