Afternoon Tea Party

Black tea is often used in English tea blends. This kind of tea is the most popular tea in the Western world. Black tea goes through full fermentation in which the leaf color darkens to give it their black color. The flavor of black tea differs and ranges from flowery and fruity to spicy and […]

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 influenced languages, black tea is known as red tea (紅茶, Mandarin Chinese hóngchá, […]

Ceylon black tea is black tea that is grown in Sri Lanka (which was known as Ceylon before 1972). It has a citrus-like crisp aroma, and is used both unmixed and in blends. It is grown on numerous estates which vary in altitude and taste. The history of Ceylon Tea goes back to the early […]

Assam is a black tea named after the region of its production: (Assam, India). The British became interested in tea cultivation in the Assam region of India in the 1830’s when it appeared that treaties with China which included tea were not going to be extended. The East India Company made representations to the British […]