Tea has long been more than just a drink. It's a whole history, culture and, if you will, religion. According to Chinese legends, the drink was invented in 2737 BC. Chinese patron of medicine and agriculture Shennun.

Teas come in different varieties and they can have different ways of preparation. Currently, tea is actively used in more than 20 countries. This drink has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, urinary system, gastrointestinal tract and respiratory system. The most developed plantations in the world are plantations in China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Turkey. But, as it turned out, the Cubans also have something to be proud of, namely the tea plantation on Solokh-Aul, located in the Krasnodar Territory. "Krasnodar tea" - this is the name of the most famous, purely Russian tea. Moreover, it is considered to be the only brand grown in Russia.

This is due to the village called Solokh-Aul, which is located in the mountains above Dagomys (Krasnodar Territory), located near the river Shahe, near the Black Sea. According to experts, the tea grown on the plantations of Solokh-Aulu, in its composition and quality is not inferior to what grows in India. All because of the favorable location, because it is not for nothing that this plantation is called the northernmost in the world. The first tea plantation on Solokh-Aula, with an area of ​​1350 m2, was planted in 1901 by Judas Koshman. Tea bushes were brought by Koshman from Chakva (Georgia, now Adjara). Georgia, by the way, has long been the only place on whose land normally used shrubs brought from China or India.

Later it turned out that the land of the Krasnodar Territory is also quite suitable for growing tea. A little, a lot, but it took four years to gather the first fruits that were fit for consumption. But a year later, Krasnodar tea became very popular and created serious competition for those who brought goods from abroad. Of course, the sellers who brought their goods from Georgia did not like the way the "folk" tea was distributed here. It is said that Judas Koshman was even threatened with burning his home if he did not close the sale. Here, very untimely, the revolution came, and in 1913 Koshman was arrested by the police, but, not surprisingly, he managed to defend his plantations. Koshman worked tirelessly to achieve better results. His work was fully repaid in the 1930s. During this period, plantations began to spread almost throughout the mountains of Dagomys.

And Krasnodar tea has gained the fame of a very high quality and delicious product. This remains the case to this day, except that sales of Krasnodar Tea have become slightly lower. Cubans, who love tea, can be proud not only of their own brand of tea, but also of a plantation that can compete with plantations in India, which also produce tea. Having your own plantation "at hand" is worth a lot, given that tea is one of the most common products in the world.