|  Where Tea is Grown
We source our teas from all the principal tea growing areas of the world as well as from some rather less well known areas that produce excellent, distinctive tea. China, from where tea is thought to be originated in its natural form. The most celebrated tea growing area in China is the 'golden triangle' formed by the mountains of Huang Shan, Mogan Shan, Qi Shan and Tianmu Shan.Anhui province is famous for its black Keemuns known by some as the 'Burgundy of teas'. These teas were England's favourite in the 1800s. Yunnan produces black teas with distinctive earthy teas of the same name, and Fujian province from where the unique Lapsang Souchongs originate. Most tea grown in China is green. We stock a large number of Green China teas.Taiwan, originally known as Formosa, is highly regarded for its oolong teas. See our Oolong Teas page.India is known for robust Assam teas, grown in the Brahmaputra valley. These are generally drunk with milk. Darjeeling, around the famous ex-British hill station in the Himalayas produces light afternoon teas known as the 'Champagne of Teas'. In the Western Ghats, to the south of India, are the Nilgiri hills which produce highly acclaimed Nilgiri Teas. | and also...Nepal, also in the Himalayas, has a loyal following. We stock very good Nepalese tea grown in the east of the country. Kenya is best known African country for tea production and the source of about 70% of the UK's tea for the mass market. Generally it is of a strong Assam type with a reddish hue. It is generally blended with more distinctive yet more expensive Indian teas.Sri Lanka is source of the much admired and distinctively fragrant Ceylon Teas. We stock teas from the principal tea growing areas: Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula and Uva.Japan is renown for its green sencha, courser bancha and matcha. See our Japanese Teas. |
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