News 2006

Crystal logotype from JSC «INTEX»

Dec 18, 2006. The Best Restaurant Tea Service in Russia

On December 18, in the presence of guests and press, the staff of the restaurant of Japanese and Chinese cuisine 'Canpai' (Kazan) was presented the diploma «For the Best Restaurant Service of Tea in Russia in 2006» and the commemorative crystal logotype from JSC «INTEX» — the leading supplier of Taiwan tea in Russia («Turquoise Tea of Taiwan» trade mark). Rimma Znangirova and Elmira Sabirova, the waiters of the restaurant who distinguished themselves in the competition for the best service of Taiwan tea, were awarded valuable presents.

Nowadays the 'Turquoise Tea of Taiwan' teas are sold in approximately 50 establishments in 22 Russian cities.

Dec 13, 2006. Tea at the Tatami

The culture of martial arts and the tea culture are closely connected — they have common origin and similar ideologies. Many Russian fighters are tea aficionados and many tea connoisseurs go into martial arts either professionally or simply for pleasure.

On December 3, in Moscow, in the martial arts pavilion of the CSCA (Central Sports Club of the Army) sports complex the tournament on Sene karate took place. Our company became the tea sponsor of the tournament — we introduced good tea, dainties and different ways of making and serving tea to the participants and guests of the competition. Outside the tatami we quietly drank tea, treated karatekas (who were very much impressed with the process of brewing tea in the siphon) with it, and discussed absolutely different topics with Thadeus Kasianov…

Tea ceremony set.

Dec 04, 2006. Tea Ceremony for Restaurants

For the attention of restaurateurs we offer a modern variant of the Chinese tea ceremony (Gong-fu-cha) which makes it possible to brew high-quality tea according to all ceremonial rules but in a much simpler and more convenient way. For making ceremonial tea in the modern style one needs our special tea master Easy Pot, a tea-pot with hot water on a stand with a candle, tea-bowls, and,of course, good tea — turquoise tea as the best option.

The ceremony itself looks very easy. The tea is brewed in the Easy Pot in the common for this device way but for a shorter period of time. After the first infusion is drunk by the guests, hot water from the pot on the candle is added into the Easy Pot and the tea is infused for a little longer time and then poured into the guests' tea-bowls again.

Nov 27, 2006. Prunes in Taiwanese Coffee: the Sweetest Dainty of the Season

Prunes with a flavor of Taiwanese coffee appeared the most popular dainty of our company. They go especially well with matured teas, and are simply perfect — with matured teas prepared in the tea and coffee siphon. Apparently, this device, used for making both tea and coffee, has some delicate connection with coffee prunes in particular.

However, this is only a hypothesis. The fact is that the flavor of the coffee prune with very distinct note of Mocha blends in with the deep, soft and austere taste of matured teas.

Sergey Khorolsky and Mu-Lien Lin

Nov 21, 2006. New Name For The Taiwan Tea No. 1

During his visit to Taiwan, the Director of JSC «INTEX» Sergey Khorolsky met with the Director of the Tea Research and Extension Station Dr. Mu-Lien Lin. In the course of the talks, Sergey Khorolsky and Mu-Lien Lin agreed that experts of JSC «INTEX», in cooperation with the community of the web-site «TEA», will conduct a tasting of Taiwan Tea No.1 and offer the Station their variants of the name for the tea.

The station spent 18 years breeding and developing Taiwan Tea No. 1, its first varietal. It is a red (black) tea that possesses a fragrance usually associated with oolong teas and has a hint of fruitiness when served over ice. The tea reached the market during a time when Taiwanese red (black) tea was hit hard by international competition, resulting in a slump in the market.

Subsequently, fully fermented red (black) teas were surpassed in popularity by the resurgence of oolong teas in Taiwan, with the result that Taiwan Tea No. 1 never got properly introduced to tea drinkers.

The tea samples will soon arrive in Russia; we will notify the beginning of the tasting further.

Tea and Coffee Siphon

Nov 11, 2006. Self-supporting Siphons

For our new clients all November long we have a special offer «Three Self-supporting Siphons». Buying three tea and coffee siphons before 30 November 2006 every new client of the company will get a 20% discount. Moreover, every siphon will be accompanied by 60 grams (12 portions) of Fo Shou Hong Cha («Buddha Hand» red tea). Being served at a café or a restaurant these 12 portions of tea will let the tea and coffee siphon pay for itself with no additional expenses!

Oct 30, 2006. The warmest tea for the cold season 

Russia is one of the few countries where one of the rarest sorts of tea — Taiwan Ruby tea — is regularly supplied. Our company started to supply Ruby tea into Russia in 2004 — and immediately the tea hit taste of the esteemers of tea classics. Its rich and bright taste weds with traditional concept of a good black tea. Besides, Ruby tea goes well with sweet desserts and noble alcoholic drinks. Moreover, it is a perfect drink for winter — warming properties of this tea can be undoubtedly called unique.

Oct 23, 2006. «Turquoise Tea of Taiwan» in Yaroslavl

Practically all teas supplied by our company can now be ordered in a Yaroslavl café «Mohito», which is located on Volkova sq. only several meters from the oldest Russian theatre. The guests of «Mohito» are treated with Uzbek national cuisine (many dishes are prepared on tandyr) and Fusion style cuisine — our teas and their original service have blended perfectly in the café's conception.

Oct 20, 2006. Competition in «China-City»

All September long in the «China-City» restaurant two shifts of waiters vied in the proficiency to serve tea. The criterion for measuring their skill was very simple — the number of the tea-pots served. The cuisine in «China-City» is both European and Oriental, so Taiwan tea, equally popular in both cultures, complements the menu of the restaurant very well. Skillfully combining different teas with main dishes, the waiters served up to thirty tea-pots a day to the visitors of the restaurant. Taiwan teas combined especially well with the specialty duck of «China City». Irina Karlysheva and Svetlana Milova became winners of the competition — with their direct involvement more than two thousand tea-pots were served at the restaurant during the competition month.

Oct 12, 2006. «PIR 2006». The Outcomes of the Exhibition

Oct., 4–7 in Moscow in the «Krokus-Expo» international exhibition center, «PIR 2006» — the ninth International Exhibition of the Hospitality Industry — was held. During the exhibition the stand of our company was visited by about 2000 people: restaurateurs, hoteliers, journalists, experts, and others. 25 people visited the master-class on the service of matured tea in tea and coffee siphons in HoReCa establishments, which was held on the 6th of October. The participants of the master-class were shown variants of the making Pu-erh, Fo Shou Hei Cha and a blend of Taiwan Ruby Tea and Li Shan Oolong in the siphon.

PIR 2006

Oct 19, 2006. «PIR (feast) 2006» Exhibition

Oct., 4–7 in Moscow in the «Krokus-Expo» international exhibition center, the ninth International Exhibition of the Hospitality Industry «PIR 2006» will take place. All goods of «Turquoise Tea» ^™ — 16 sorts of tea, tea-ware, and tea dainties — will e present in hall 2, stand 2F1. The teas and dainties, of course, can be tasted, and the tea-ware can be seen in action. But the main thing that we will present at the exhibition is the new concept of the tea business — 'Turnkey' tea parties. You will see how deeply and smoothly our teas, our tea-ware, and our tea dainties blend in with the ideology and stylistics of practically any public catering establishment. Come to our stand, tell us what the idea and the zest of your establishment are — and together we will think out how to serve tea there the best way.

Aug 24, 2006. Boutique in Novokuznetsk

With the direct involvement of our company, a new tea boutique «Turquoise Tea of Taiwan» was opened in Novokuznetsk (Metallurgov prospect, 5). The Novokuznetsk boutique follows all rules of a true tea shop — tea can be bought as well as it can be tasted there. Calm and unhurried tea tasting, accompanied with detailed explanations of consultants, will help you choose the most suitable tea with the best tea dainties and tea-ware to match it and to brew and serve the chosen tea most spectacularly and qualitatively.

Jul 4, 2006. GABA-Tea. A Debut on the Russian Market

Dear tea aficionados, our company would like to bring to your attention another tea novelty — a tea that was fermented without access of oxygen and has an unusual name: GABA-tea. To produce this tea, tea leaves are isolated from the access of oxygen, thus the oxidative processes are almost completely halted, and fermentative processes are essentially changed. As a result, tea leaves accumulate a large amount of Gamma-aminobutyric acid or GABA. The healing properties of Gamma-aminobutyric acid are enhanced by other components of the GABA-tea leaves, which makes this drink a real well of health.

Clay Kettle & Easy Pot

Jun 26, 2006. New Collection of Tea-Ware

JSC «INTEX» is happy to bring to you attention our new collection of Taiwanese tea-ware. First of all, we have new tea-pots for boiling water made of special heat-resistant clay. These tea-pots can be used to boil water on any kind of burners or electric stoves with absolutely no additional devices. Second, we would like to bring to your attention small sets 'with a zest' for traditional oriental tea-drinking. The zest can be various: stylizations of wicker baskets, unexpected glass handles on porcelain items, exquisite natural patterns in the shape or design, and the emphasized simplicity and elegance of every item. Third, the office 'tea-master' — a small and very handy glass device for making good tea in unadapted conditions.

Jun 21, 2006. Tea-Pots with Our Company’s Markings

Our company offers to your attention the collection of authentic Chinese tea-pots with an incrustation in Chinese and a marking in English, which confirm the output of the tea-pots on the initiative and under the control of our company. The inscription in Chinese says, «Turquoise Tea of Taiwan». It is very much likely that in Russia these are the first Chinese clay tea-pots with markings of a Russian company. All tea-pots of the «marking collection» are of classical or similar to classical shapes and coloring, and they are perfect for brewing any kind of tea. Particularly good for turquoise and red teas.

May 31, 2006. JSC «INTEX» Starts Supplying Exotic Tea Dainties to Cafés and Restaurants

JSC «INTEX» is happy to present a new collection of tea dainties, which includes 10 kinds of dried plums with natural flavoring and two kinds of pumpkin seeds in glaze (which are good not only with tea but also with beer) and an absolutely exotic dainty — sweet Cherry tomatoes very often used as a dessert in Taiwan. Some dainties from the collection are universal and can be used with any tea, and others are perfect for some specific teas — when making a tea carte for your establishment, our experts will help you to select the best combinations of teas and exotic tea snacks.

May 22, 2006. Tea and Coffee Siphon

Yama Glass Factory (the best glass factory of Taiwan) and JSC «INTEX» (known to the consumers for the teas under the «Turquoise Tea» trade mark) concluded a contract on exclusive rights of JSC «INTEX» to distribute tea and coffee siphons produced by Yama Glass Factory in CIS countries and Baltic states. Siphons, kin to the ones produced by Yama Glass Factory, are well known to coffee lovers — they were invented in the middle of the 19th century and occupy a decent place among coffee-makers. Having conducted a series of experiments on making different sorts of tea in the siphon, the experts of JSC «INTEX» and independent specialists came to the conclusion that this device is perfect for making teas with rich taste: strong black (according to European classification) and matured ones — first of all, the famous pu-erhs.

May 5, 2006. Taiwan Tea in a Spanish Restaurant

A new restaurant with Spanish cuisine opened in the centre of Moscow, not far from Pushkin square. The name «El Parador», which means 'shelter' in Spanish, says for himself — it is a place to stay if not forever then at least for a long time. The service of tea in «El Parador» is organized with the participation of the experts from JSC «INTEX». The tea carte of the restaurant includes exquisite Taiwan teas. «El Parador» is one of the first Russian restaurants where rare matured teas are prepared in the siphon in front of the visitor's eyes.

May 3, 2006. Matured Teas in HoReCa establishment: spectacle, quality, taste

On May, 4 at 4 pm, Kazan, at the exhibition «Industry of Hospitality. Volga Region» our experts will conduct a master-class on the service of matured tea in HoReCa establishments. Matured teas are among the most difficult and interesting teas to prepare and serve in restaurant conditions. The present interest in these teas is attributed to their healing properties and dietary value combined with unusual, persistent and noble taste. Matured teas have found their aficionados in many different countries and among people of absolutely different life styles.