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Exploring the Depths of Chinese Tea Culture
New Year; New Tea
Start exploring teas that are not commonly available in teabags, but are kings of the tea shelf with our Char guide
Tea Regions of India
What are the Differences in Black Tea Types?
Typically, though not exclusively, a black tea’s name will refer to its origin of growth. Indian Black Teas Darjeeling The tea variety Camellia Sinensis Sinensis – the Chinese variety of the plant – took well to the soil, humidity, and altitude offered by Darjeeling hills. However, the tea produced here seemed to obtain a different taste profile to the Chinese tea that people were familiar with – its non-astringency and floweriness was preserved from the Chinese plant, but the conditions in Darjeeling gave this tea a sweetness that had not been seen before in a black tea. Darjeeling tea...
A Guide to Chinese Teas
When you think “Chinese Teas”, what initially springs to mind? According to one legend, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung was sitting beneath a tree in 2737BC and boiling water to purify it when some leaves fell into the water. Upon drinking this new concoction, he declared it delicious. And we couldn’t agree more. Since then, tea has developed in many ways including gaining specific cultural brewing and drinking practises, and different methods of production resulting in very different beverages. Chinese teas may be seen by western eyes to be synonymous with green teas and, while there are a plethora of beautiful Chinese...