| Shopping Cart |
 |
|
| You do not have any products in your shopping cart yet. |
|
|
|
| |
| |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
In the building of plantations goes back to the English colonial masters. Tea in India
is owed to an early form of industrial espionage.
First of all China blocked its market and sold just for foreign currency. Only with opium the Englishmen could enter into counter purchase. This culminated finally in an economic war because of tea, the so called opium war (1839-1842), which ended with the occupation of
Hong Kong by the British. An English botanist disguised as a buyer finally brought the secrets of tea into the British colonies. They produced mainly black tea, which was different from Chinese tea and better for tea mixtures and for the enjoyment with sweets.
In Darjeeling there is a differentiation between first flush and second flush. The first flush, which is picked from March to April, is a high quality tea with a very fine flavor. The second flush, which is picked from May up to the beginning of July has got a stronger flavor.
|
| |
|
|
More sub catagories:
|
|
| |
|
| Black Tea Nepal |
| The Kingdom of Nepal is located southwest from Darjeeling. Very strong and aromatic teas similar to the Darjeeling are cultivated on the mountainside of the Himalaya. |
|
| |
|
| Black Tea Ceylon |
Ceylon is the tea area on the island state Sri Lanka. Since 1972 it is called by the new name. However the tea is traded under the name Ceylon. Ceylon teas are aromatic and harsh-spicy teas but not that strong like Assam teas. The three best cultivation areas are Dimbula in the west, Nuwara Eliya in the center of the island and at last Uva in the east. Because of the special climatic conditions it is possible to harvest the whole year. |
|
| |
|
| Black Tea China |
| In China history and culture of tea began approximately before 4700 years in the emperor time. The emperor Shen Nung mentioned tea in his medicine instructions. The nobility had to pay tax in kind especially in the form of tea. Because of its medical effectiveness tea became a popular drink in all social classes. It was recommended to decreasing sight, mental exhaustion and against headache. In China the first book of tea, in which preparation and ceremonies were described, already appeared in the 8th century. The consumtion of tea became a philosophie. Up to the 19th century China was the largest tea exporter world-wide. It produced mainly green tea and Oolong but China also wanted to produce something for the European taste. Because of that plantations for black tea were built around 1830. The most famous Chinese black tea ist the Keemun. It possesses an especial toasted flavor and a fruity and sweet taste. Keemun is very digestable because of its low polyphenols. |
|
| |
|
| Black Tea Indonesia |
| The cultivation of tea in Indonesia goes back to the colonial era of the dutchmen at the end of the 19th century. Because of the location near the equator it is possible to harvest the hole year. Anyhow our teas are only harvested in the dry period between August and September. That makes them high quality teas. On the island Java it is possible to harvest the hole year because of the subtropical climate. But the best qualities grow here during the dry and hot period in July and September. |
|
| |
|
| Black Tea Africa |
| African tea predominantly comes from plantations around Kenya, which were built at the beginning of the 20th century. Kenya black tea is very strong, aromatic and spicy. |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
.jpg)
