Black tea: a primer.

From: Specialty Coffee Retailer | Date: March 1, 2004| Author: Roberts, Nancy | Copyright information

From its origins in China some 5,000 years ago, tea--from the plant Camellia Sinensis--has developed into a sophisticated beverage with complex variations in character and flavor. As nuanced as fine wine, specialty tea comes in tour major categories: black, oolong, green and white.

There are probably at least 2,000 types of black tea, which represents about 90 percent of the tea drunk in the West. Black teas are grown and processed in about 40 countries, including leader...

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