Snigdha Manchanda, tea sommelier and founder, Tea Trunk, grew up collecting hundreds of rare and exotic teas from across the globe. In 2011, her passion for tea took her to a professional tea school in Sri Lanka. Under the guidance of Japanese tea master Nao Kumekawa, she became India’s first certified tea sommelier. Visiting numerous tea gardens, tasting 100 cups of tea a day, she profiled over 2,000 varieties of tea across the country.

Snigdha Manchanda