Black Teas

• Earl Grey Tea

  Earl Grey tea is utterly unmistakeable: an aromatic black tea with its distinctive flavor and aroma imparted by the addition of bergamot oil. (What's bergamot oil? It's the oh-so-fragrant extract of the bergamot orange rind, which is also used in many fine perfumes, and in aromatherapy to treat depression.) This cup of tea is invigorating, decidedly refreshing and very English. The leaves are a blend of Ceylon and Indian black teas.

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• Oolong Tea

  Oolong is a traditional Chinese type of tea somewhere in-between green and black in its preparation and oxidation - it tastes somewhere in between as well - not quite malty, not quite grassy. Oolong means dragon, and legends abound concerning the influence of mythological dragons on the development of this special tea. Others say that the leaves look like tiny black dragons when struck by hot water. Let us know what you think! Oolong tea should be brewed strong and bitter, yet leave one's mouth with a faintly sweet aftertaste. This is the perfect tea to accompany your Chinese food!

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• China Black Tea

  Chinese black tea is the most popular tea in the world today, and is the "everyday tea" of many around the world. It is fermented, which produces a distinctive robust flavor, with the heady aroma of an oak fire, and a coppery reddish brew. Chinese black tea is said to have purifying properties and to benefit weight loss.

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• English Breakfast Tea

  English Breakfast tea is a full-bodied, robust, very typical English brew. This is because it is a blend of several black teas - Assam, Ceylon and Kenyan teas, and also sometimes China's distinctive Keemun tea. Its malty flavor will wake up any sleepyhead in a perfect London cuppa tea with milk and sugar.

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• Ceylon Black Tea

  Ceylon black tea is black tea that is grown in the hills of Sri Lanka (which was known as Ceylon before 1972). It has a citrus-like crisp aroma, a beautiful reddish color and a strong, assertive black tea flavor. Most Ceylon tea is grown in mountainous regions of the island at elevations up to 8,000 feet. This is some of the world's finest black tea.

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• Assam Black Tea

  The Assam Valley is the largest tea-growing area in the world, in India near the Chinese border. The difficult monsoon climate, black soil and indigenous tea plants of the region produce a tea with a strong full-bodied, malty flavor. Its pleasant taste makes it great as a breakfast tea, and it's delicious with a splash of milk.

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• Irish Breakfast Tea

  Irish Breakfast tea is a blend of teas traditionally favored by the Irish for its pungent, brisk and malty amber brew. It is a blend of several black teas, usually predominantly Assam black teas. Its dark, potent character is sometimes compared to Irish stout beer. The Irish take this tea (they just call it tea, not Irish tea!) with milk, but it's also great with just a slice of lemon. Enjoy it throughout the day and evening!

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• Orange Pekoe Tea

  Delicious! A highly fragrant tea, with strong floral and fruity aromas. But there's no orange flavor here - the name can be confusing! Pekoe is actually a name that tea growers use to designate black tea leaves that are very small, hardly even more than a bud! Where the word Orange came from, we're not sure. It may have been that the Dutch East India Company started using it as a marketing shenanigan. In any case, we're stuck with this cute name for a very flavorful blend of longwise-rolled black teas that produces a lovely amber brew. Great with milk.

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• Lapsang Souchong Tea

  Lapsang souchong is a very special black tea that is making quite an impact recently on the adventurous American palette. A black tea originally from China, it boasts a strongly smoky bold flavor that is absolutely delicious with milk and a small amount of sugar.

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• African Kenya Tea

  Rich and robust, Kenyan tea takes milk very well and is also quite nice when drunk plain. It's the perfect breakfast brew. Here's a hint if you want to be really authentic - add a heaping spoonful of sugar to your tea to have it "African style."

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• Russian Tea

  Have your own traditional Russian Tea Ceremony with this delicious and mildly smoky-flavored brew! This is a black tea of high quality that is very finely cut.

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