Tea facts and other useful tea related information

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Tea Types

One of the wonders of tea is that is there are so many different types. It can be very daunting approaching what teas to try.

Here Wan Ling gives you an introduction to the key tea types and then delves into some of the well known and not so well known varieties, methods of production and stories that give these teas their name. Equipped with this information we hope that you'll get an ever increasing amount of enjoyment from your tea drinking and discovering new colours, flavours and smells.

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Black Tea

Black teas have become the most popular internationally. Black tea, especially 'new world' CTC, cut tear curl, teas dominate the mass tea bag market...

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Green Tea

Green teas are one of the most popular types of tea in Asia. They come in many forms such as Japanese powdered Matcha and Sencha teas to full leaf t...

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Jasmine Tea

Jasmine tea is characterised by the tea flavour as well as the fragrance of jasmine flowers. Jasmine teas and flower teas in general are popular amo...

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Oolong Tea

Oolong tea, or Wu Long as it is sometimes written, is a kind of semi-fermented tea. People describe it as green leaves with red edges. Oolong tea ha...

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