Names like oolong, black or jasmine tea refer to the tea left process. Names like Assam, Darjeeling or Ceylon, etc., refer to country or region where the tea is grown. Names like pekoe, orange pekoe, etc., refer to leaf size.
.Green tea (bancha)- tender spring leaves of the Japanese tea plant.
.Green tea (kukicha)- made from roasted twigs rather than the leaves of the tea plant. Kukicha is a favorite in macrobiotic diets for its blood cleansing qualities, high available calcium and mellow, smooth flavor.
.Darjeeling- the finest, most delicately flavored of the black Indian teas.
.Earl Grey- a popular, hearty, aromatic black tea scented with bergamot oil.
.English Breakfast- a connoisseur's rich, mellow, fragrant black tea.
.Ceylon- a tea grown in Sri Lanka with an intense, flowery aroma and flavor.
.Irish Breakfast- a combination of Assam and Ceylon flowery orange pekoes.
.Jasmine- a black tea scented with white jasmine flowers during firing.
.Lapsang Souchong- a fine black tea with a strong, smoky flavor.
.Oolong - a complex, delicate tea, semi-fermented, fired in baskets over hot coals.
.Green tea (bancha)- tender spring leaves of the Japanese tea plant.
.Green tea (kukicha)- made from roasted twigs rather than the leaves of the tea plant. Kukicha is a favorite in macrobiotic diets for its blood cleansing qualities, high available calcium and mellow, smooth flavor.
.Darjeeling- the finest, most delicately flavored of the black Indian teas.
.Earl Grey- a popular, hearty, aromatic black tea scented with bergamot oil.
.English Breakfast- a connoisseur's rich, mellow, fragrant black tea.
.Ceylon- a tea grown in Sri Lanka with an intense, flowery aroma and flavor.
.Irish Breakfast- a combination of Assam and Ceylon flowery orange pekoes.
.Jasmine- a black tea scented with white jasmine flowers during firing.
.Lapsang Souchong- a fine black tea with a strong, smoky flavor.
.Oolong - a complex, delicate tea, semi-fermented, fired in baskets over hot coals.
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