1. Keemun Black Tea

Qimen Black Tea, referred to as Qihong, is a treasure of traditional Chinese Kung Fu black tea. It is a famous historical tea. It was produced in the late 19th century and is one of the three largest teas in the world. One of the most fragrant teas, it has the reputation of "the hero of tea", "the most fragrant tea" and "prince's tea".

Qimen black tea is divided into grades 1 to 7 according to its quality. It is mainly produced in Qimen County, Anhui Province. There is also a small amount of production in adjacent counties such as Shitai, Dongzhi, Yi County and Guichi. It is mainly exported to dozens of countries and regions such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, and Russia. It has been China's state gift tea for many years.

2. Darjeeling Black Tea

Darjeeling Black Tea is produced in the Darjeeling Plateau area at the foothills of the Himalayas in northern West Bengal Province, India. It is one of the four major black teas in the world. Darjeeling black tea, No. 2 tea from May to June, has the best quality and is known as the "champagne of black teas". Darjeeling black tea has a high status. The No. 1 tea in March and April is mostly green OP, and the No. 2 tea is golden FOP.

The soup is orange-yellow in color and has a fragrant and elegant smell. The top-grade Darjeeling black tea has a grape aroma and a delicate and soft taste. It is suitable for drinking in spring and autumn. It is also suitable for making milk tea, ice tea and various fancy teas. The craftsmanship was brought over by the craftsmen of Lapsang Souchong at that time and modified.

3. Uba

Uwa tea is the most famous black tea in the Ceylon Highlands. It is produced on the east side of the mountainous area of ??Sri Lanka and is one of the four largest black teas in the world. The east side of Sri Lanka's mountainous terrain is filled with clouds and fog all year round. Since the northeast monsoon blowing in winter brings more rainfall (November to February of the following year), it is not conducive to tea plantation production, so the quality of tea obtained from July to September is the best.

On the west side, due to the influence of southwest monsoon rains in summer (May-August), the Timbura tea and Nuwara Eliya tea produced are best harvested from January to March. .

4. Assam black tea

Assam black tea is produced in the Assam Valley at the foothills of the Assam Himalayas in northeastern India. The local sunshine is strong, so another tree needs to be planted to provide moderate shade for the tea trees. The abundant rainfall promotes the vigorous development of the tropical Assam large-leaf tea trees.

The quality of tea picked from June to July is the best, but the autumn tea produced from October to November is more fragrant. Assam black tea, the tea leaves are thin and flat in shape and dark brown in color; the soup is dark red and slightly brown in color, with a faint aroma of malt and rose, and a strong taste. It is a strong tea.

5. Souchong black tea

Souchong black tea is a specialty of Fujian Province. It is divided into Lapsang souchong and Waishan souchong. Lapsang souchong is produced in Zhenghe, or in other words The area around Tongmuguan Township is also called "Tongmuguan Souchong" or "Xingcun Souchong". Souchong black teas produced in Tanyang, Beiling, Pingnan, Gutian and other places that imitate Lapsang quality have poor texture and are collectively referred to as "Tongmuguan souchong". "Waishan Souchong" or "Artificial Souchong".

Lapsang Souchong black tea, after soaking in water, the soup color is red and thick, the aroma is long and pine smoke, the taste is mellow, with the flavor of longan soup, added with milk The tea aroma remains unchanged, forming a syrupy milk tea with a more brilliant liquid color.

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