Black Tea

Discover the most popular tea in the world.

Black tea is the most popular in the world, thanks to its bold flavor and long shelf life. The range is diverse, including several popular varieties, like English breakfast, Darjeeling, Ceylon, and earl grey.

Some other varieties include the wonderfully aromatic and warm masala chai, consisting of black tea leaves skilfully blended with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and black pepper.

It was the first type of tea to be introduced to the middle east and Europe after being discovered in China in the mid-17 century. Its huge success and growing popularity led to large-scale production in China before spreading to other countries, thanks to the development of machinery for processing tea without the need for skilled workers. India today accounts for over 50% of global production.

Black tea is 100% oxidized, which gives the tea leaves their darker appearance. After hand plucking the tea leaves, they are laid out to wither in the heat up to 18 hours withering ensures the water level in the leaves is reduced BY 77% before they are pressed, twisted, and rolled ahead of the oxidation process.