Black tea - Chinese black teas

Black tea is a "true" tea (i.e. Camellia sinensis) made from leaves more heavily oxidized than the white, green, and oolong varieties. Black tea is generally stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine than the more lightly oxidized teas. In Chinese and culturally related languages, black tea is known as red tea (紅茶, Mandarin hóngchá, Japanese kōcha, Korean hongcha), perhaps a more accurate description of the color of the liquid. However, in the western world, "red tea" mo ...

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• Black tea - Varieties of black tea
• Black tea - Chinese black teas
• Black tea - Indian and Sri Lanka black teas
• Black tea - Other black teas
• Black tea - Blends of black tea
• Black tea - Processing of black tea
• Black tea - Classification
• Black tea - External link

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Indian and Ceylon tea is usually named after the region of origin: Darjeeling, Assam, Ceylon, etc. and further by estates and grades for quality leaf: e.g., "Darjeeling Lingia FTGFOP1". In Ceylon tea from Sri Lanka the grade names are an indication of the size and/or appearance of the tea but not the quality. There can be a lack of uniformity in the market grades which makes it difficult to describe them with accuracy. Ceylon teas can be divided into two groups: The leaf grades originally made by the Ceylon tea pioneers. The smalle ...

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Black tea, Black tea - Varieties of black tea, Black tea - Chinese black teas, Black tea - Indian and Sri Lanka black teas, Black tea - Other black teas, Black tea - Blends of black tea, Black tea - Processing of black tea, Black tea - Classification, Black tea - External link

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Generally unblended black teas are named after the region of production well known for their salient characters. Black tea - Chinese black teas. Lapsang souchong (正山小种 or 烟小种) originally from Mount Wuyi, Fujian Province, China. Lapsang souchong is a black tea which is dried over burning pine, thereby developing a strong smoky flavour. Keemun from Qi Men, Anhui Province, China, a Chinese Famous Tea. Dian Hong from Yunnan P ...

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Black tea, Black tea - Varieties of black tea, Black tea - Chinese black teas, Black tea - Indian and Sri Lanka black teas, Black tea - Other black teas, Black tea - Blends of black tea, Black tea - Processing of black tea, Black tea - Classification, Black tea - External link

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