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Tea

Referring to any beverage made by the infusion in hot water of the dried and prepared leaves of the Camellia sinensis shrub.

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Artisan teas

Beverages; Tea

Often refers to premium, full-leaf white, green, and black teas that are hand-sewn into intricate blossoms or rosettes; they require no tea bag or strainer and “bloom” when steeped; sometimes ...

Autumnal

Beverages; Tea

Teas harvested in autumn. The term is typically associated with teas from India and Formosa.

Assam

Beverages; Tea

This state in India is the largest tea-producing district in the world and is best known for its variety of black teas.

Basket-fired

Beverages; Tea

Chinese or Japanese tea that has been cured in baskets by firing or drying.

Common grades of Chinese and Japanese tea mixed with stalk and dust and molded into bricks under high pressure. Originally these bricks were used by Asian travelers as convenient way to transport the ...

Caddy

Beverages; Tea

The name given to a tin or jar of tea, which takes its name from the Chinese or Malayan word 'catty'- a term used to describe the weigh of one pound of tea. In the past, tea caddies were equipped ...