What are some of the most popular tea varieties?
Black, unblended:
Assam (India)
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Darjeeling (India)
Keemun (China)
Nilgiri (India)
Sikkim (India)
Yunnan (China)
Popular blends:
English Breakfast
Irish Breakfast
Russian Caravan
Scented/Flavored:
Jasmine (China; green, scented with jasmine flowers)
Earl Grey (international; black, scented with oil of bergamot)
Lapsang Souchong (China and Taiwan; black, scented with smoke)
Many varieties of flavored teas
Oolong:
Ti Kuan Yin [Tai Guanyin] (Mainland China)
Formosa Oolong (Taiwan, many varieties)
Green:
Genmaicha (Japan)
Gyokuro (Japan)
Spider Leg (Japan)
Mattcha (Japan, used in the Tea Ceremony)
Sencha (Japan)
Hojicha (Japan)
Genmaicha (Japan)
Longjing [Lung Ching, Dragon Well] (China)
Baozhong (China)
Gunpowder (China)
Other:
Pu-erh (China)