| | | | | Where Tea is GrownWe 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. 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. See our China Teas page and also our Green Teas page.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.Sikkim, near Assam produces excellent tea, of which we stock an example. | and also...Nepal, also in the Himalayas, has a loyal following. We stock a 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. Generally it is of a strong Assam type with a reddish hue. It is generally blended with Indian teas but we stock a very good single estate Kenyan.Sri Lanka is source of the much admired and distinctively fragrant Ceylon Teas. We stock teas from all the tea growing areas: Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula, Uva, Dickoya and Kandy.Japan is renown for its green sencha, courser bancha and matcha. See our Japanese Teas. Indonesia grows good black tea. We have a good example of an Indonesian Tea. |
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