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Introduction of Tea Types: Beautiful Black Tea
We are now going to review, arguably, the most well-known tea variety (particularly so in the Western world), and my personal favourite- Black Tea. In the West we call this variety Black Tea, because the leaves, when used for steeping, are black in colour. Whereas in the East they refer to this variety as Red…
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The Oo and Aa of Oolong Tea- The Need to Know Guide
The next tea variety of tea to review following along from least processed to most processed is Oolong Tea. Oolong Tea however, is not straightforward to classify on a processed scale as it can go through different levels of oxidisation, depending on the final tea result desired. Although it would commonly sit as more processed…
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Introduction to the Types of Tea: Greatness of Green Tea
After reviewing White Tea, in the previous post, we will now discuss the second least processed tea- Green Tea. As discussed under the previous post, but I feel it is important to re-emphasis, Green Tea as with all varieties of tea is produced from the Camellia Sinensis leaf. And the difference between the various types…
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Introduction to the types of Tea: White Tea
Tea Types Before we delve further into the differing types of tea it is important, and frankly quite surprising, to understand that all the different types of tea we drink in fact all comes from the same plant, the Camellia Sinensis. The differing types of tea solely relates to how the leaf is processed, in…
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Tea Travels: A Tea Enthusiasts adventures to Barcelona
Having recently spent a lovely long weekend in sunny Barcelona I wanted to document my journey and in particular my tea experience in the BCN. Between sightseeing at the Sagrada Familia, exploring the Parc Guell and topping up my tan on one of the many beaches- I developed a thirst that could only be quenched…
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TeaNA- An insight into the wonderful tea plant
So now we know the origins of tea, lets turn our attention to what is tea. The tea plant or by its actual name Camellia Sinensis is an evergreen tree of the Camellia genus- of the 200 or so species of Camellia only the Camellia Sinensis is used for tea production. There are 3 main…
