Tea – Black
Can be used in combination with Tea – Indian and Tea – Chinese where appropriate.
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Oxidized or Fermented Tea?
Often when talking about oolong tea you sometimes hear that a tea was 25% fermented, or that black tea is fully fermented. Sadly both those things are wrong to say, they are common usage due to a translation error from Chinese into English. But the correct word in both those situations is oxidized. To be… Continue reading
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Review —French Blend Black Tea
This exquisitely feminine and floral blend of black teas, jasmine, lavender, bergamot and vanilla is a beautiful treat to drink either day or night. There is a wide variety of black teas in the overall blend, providing for a strong, robust black tea base created from Ceylon, Assam, Nilgiri, Kenyan and Chinese black teas. Because… Continue reading
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Review — Angel’s Dream Black Tea
A lovely tea, reminiscent of the fall, yet strangely refreshing in the summer, Angel’s Dream black tea from The English Tea Store is a blend of maple and blackberry flavors. These two flavors blend surprisingly well together, making a cup which is both warm and refreshing. A full-bodied blend of black teas from Sri Lanka… Continue reading
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Review — Monk’s Blend Black Tea
Monk’s Blend Tea is a highly prized grenadine flavored black tea. This particular Monk’s Blend Tea combines a bright and delicious grenadine with a more mellow vanilla flavor to balance out the slight tartness that the grenadine brings. Grenadine is a red syrup used in some cocktails and other specialty drinks. The slightly tart yet… Continue reading
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Buckingham Palace Garden Party Tea Review
I just looked at our Twitter, and I’m amazed at all the recent comments about English Tea Store’s Buckingham Palace Garden Party tea. I never realized how popular it was, even though we constantly get fantastic comments about it (they just keep building up). Church groups have tea parties and they decide on the Palace… Continue reading
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Lapsang Souchong: History and Recipes
One might argue the point, but China is probably better known for its green teas and puerh than for black tea – which the Chinese sometimes refer to as red tea. Some of the best-known Chinese black teas include Yunnnan, Keemun and an unforgettably distinctive variety known as Lapsang Souchong. “Real” Lapsang Souchong originates in… Continue reading
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Black Tea Spotlight: Assam
There are three major tea-growing regions in India. Nilgiri; the least known, Darjeeling; which mostly produces high-end premium tea, and Assam; a region best known for producing robust black tea in sufficient quantities to make it the world’s largest tea growing region. The state of Assam is located in northeastern India. It holds the distinction… Continue reading
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The Other Chinese Tea
From the looks of our grocery store aisle and the colorful barrage of boxes it would be easy to think that Chinese teas have always been part of the American shopping experience. However despite the numerous options we have to choose from today these are a relatively new to concept to shoppers. In fact, green,… Continue reading
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Tibetan Tea Recipe for Lapsang Souchong Tea
Hello fellow tea connoisseurs! Here is the tea controversy of the day – the taste of Lapsang Souchong tea. Many people have written to the English Tea Store saying they find the taste of Lapsang Souchong tea to be on the strong side. This tea does have a distinct flavor and aroma all its own,… Continue reading
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