Black tea

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Black Tea Leaves

Black tea is a common tea made from the plant Camellia sinensis.

Black tea is fermented oxidised more than green, white, and Oolong tea giving it a dark colour. It can be very bitter if the leaves are steeped in the hot water too long.

It can be consumed with milk and/or sugar, or with a slice of lemon.

Varieties

Generally, unblended black teas are named after the region in which they are produced. Often, different regions are known for producing teas with characteristic flavors.

Tea	Hanzi	English	Origin	Source city	Source region	Source country	Description
Tanyang Gongfu	坦 洋 工 夫		Tanyang		Fujian Province	China	The king of the Fujian Artisan Red Teas. One of the three Famous Fujian Reds.
Zhenghe Gongfu	政 和 工 夫		Zhenghe County		Fujian Province		One of the three Famous Fujian Reds, with a slight honey flavor.
Bailin Gongfu白琳功夫	白 琳 工 夫		Bailin		Fujian Province		One of the three Famous Fujian Reds.
Zhengshan xiaozhong (Lapsang souchong)	正 山小种		Mount Wuyi		FujianProvince		Dried over burning pine, thereby developing a strong smoky flavour.
	烟 小种
Yin Junmei	银 骏 眉	Silver Steed Eyebrow	Mount Wuyi		Fujian Province		A higher grade version of Zhengshan xiaozhong (aka. Lapsang Souchong)
Jin Junmei	金 骏 眉	Golden Steed Eyebrow	Mount Wuyi		Fujian Province		One of the highest grade red teas in mainland China.
Keemun (Qimen Hong)	祁 門		Qimen		Anhui Province		China Famous Tea. The aroma of tea is fruity, with hints of pine, dried plum and floweriness.
Dian Hong	滇 紅				Yunnan Province		Well known for dark malty teas and golden bud teas.
Ying De Hong	英 徳紅				Guangdong Province		The tea has a cocoa-like aroma and a sweet aftertaste, one can find a peppery note.
Jiu Qu Hong Mei	九 曲红梅	"Nine Winding Red Plum"	Hu Fou district	Hangzhou	Zhejiang Province		This tea is characterised by tight fishhook-like leaves with a lustrous black color. The infusion is brightly reddish and has a long smooth aftertaste.
Sun Moon Lake	英 徳紅		Sun Moon Lake	Nantou County	Taiwan		Honey rich tones, sweet osmanthus, cinnamon and peppermint.
Tibeti	藏 茶		Ya'an		Sichuan Province		A unique tea that can also be called brick tea; it is well known as "Tibetan tea" for centuries.
Assam					Assam	India	Full bodied, strong and distinctively malty tea from the lowlands of Assam. It is the highest produced tea in the world
Darjeeling					West Bengal		Thin bodied, floral and fruity tea from Darjeeling with defining muscatel tones. Today often processed as a mixture of black, green and oolong elements, though still classed as black. Many consider it to be the best black tea in the world, because of its unique spice.
Munnar					Kerala
Kangra					Himachal Pradesh
Nilgiri					Tamil Nadu		Intensely aromatic, strong, and fragrant tea from the Nilgiri Hills of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Ceylon						Sri Lanka	It is grown on numerous estates which vary in altitude and taste. High grown tea is honey golden liquor and light. These teas are perfectly rounded. Low grown teas are a burgundy brown liquor and stronger. Mid Grown teas are strong, rich and full-bodied. Commonly pure Ceylon tea blends are considered as the finest and the best black teas in the world because of its colour, aroma and taste.

Miscellanea

• Kenyan from Africa, similar to Assam.
• Vietnamese from Vietnam, similar to some cheaper Yunnan teas, with a pleasant and sweet aroma but a more bodied and darker brew; unlike teas from Nepal or Darjeeling.
• Nepalese from uplands of Nepal. Somewhat similar to higher grades of Darjeeling.
• Turkish (Çay) from Rize Province on the eastern Black Sea] coast of Turkey, that is crystal clear and mahogany in colour. Prepared in a samovar or a çaydanlık, it can be served strong ("koyu" dark) or weak ("açık" light), in small glasses with or without sugar.
• Thai tea from Thailand
• Azerbaijani tea from Azerbaijan, Caucasus.
• Georgian tea from Caucasus in Georgia, Caucasus.
• Krasnodar tea from Caucasus in Russia
• Sumatra tea from Indonesia, similar to Java tea.
• Cameron tea from the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia;
• Guatemalan tea from Chirrepeco, Coban, Alta Verapaz, a blend of Assam and China Type.
• Iranian Tea from the mountainous Gilan and Mazandaran provinces, with a strong and peculiar aroma. Usually taken with quite a lot of sugar.

See also

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• TeaAdvisor: Discussion, News, Studies & Reviews of Black Teas