Chinese Black Tea: easy guide, top 8 best teas

Last updated: February 12, 2020 at 10:10 am

Black tea is called Hong Cha, red tea, in Chinese. Traditionally, only green tea was grown and praised in China. Black teas are relatively new to this region and were developed to suit European tastes. There are many famous Chinese varieties of black tea now with main growing regions in Yunnan, Anhui, and Fujian provinces.

Golden Moon Tea – Golden Monkey Tea – Organic – Loose Leaf

Golden Moon Tea – Golden Monkey Tea – Organic – Loose Leaf

We want the tips, the whole tips, and nothing but the tips. Why? Because tea tips are the sweetest and most prized part of the tea leaf. And Golden Monkey is made with almost all golden tea tips. This gives you a light-bodied black tea that is full of sweetness with hints of semi-sweet chocolate. Out of all the true black teas, this is the most refined and complex. So..
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The Tao of Tea, Rose Petal Black Tea, Loose Leaf, 4-Ounce Tin

The Tao of Tea, Rose Petal Black Tea, Loose Leaf, 4-Ounce Tin

Artisan Quality Pure Leaf Teas Fresh Brews 80 Cups Certified Kosher by EarthKosher Origin: Anhui Province, China. Also known as 'Meigui Hongcha', Rose Petal Black is a blend of the popular Chinese black tea 'Keemun' and fragrant red rose petals. Robust Keemun: The small leaf tea from Qimen county of Anhui province is best known as the main ingredient for the popular '..
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Harney & Sons Loose Leaf Black Tea, Lapsang Souchong

Harney & Sons Loose Leaf Black Tea, Lapsang Souchong

An ancient and much loved tea from China, large leaves are dried over smoky pine fires. Develops a distinctive smoky flavor so give it a try when you want a change of pace. Tastes like pine smoke and bacon with some dark stone fruit.
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Tealyra – Yunnan Golden Special – Black Loose Leaf Tea – Chinese Black Tea – Organic

Tealyra – Yunnan Golden Special – Black Loose Leaf Tea – Chinese Black Tea – Organic

The Yunnan Province of South-western China is one of the cradles of fine tea production, and this Yunnan Golden Special Organic black tea is a true prince among them! Grown and cultivated by tea farmers with a distinguished history going back for many generations, Yunnan Golden Special Organic is cultivated at the highest altitudes of between 1,800 and 2,100 metres ab..
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Anhui Keemun

Anhui Keemun

Keemun is perhaps the most famous of Chinese tea varieties, prized for its toasty, dark chocolate flavor and slightly smoky aroma. Our finest, hand-made version of this tea brews to a fiery, reddish color with incense smokiness, and aroma of brown sugar and earthy fruitiness. The mouthfeel is textured and layered with an incredible depth, possessing the sweetness..
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Golden Monkey

Golden Monkey

Golden Monkey or Jin Hou is a famous Chinese black tea whose leaves are said to resemble monkey paws. Golden Monkey originates from the Fujian province of China and is hand-processed each spring with careful plucking of only one leaf and one bud. This Golden Monkey is sweet and very "nosy": savory roasted apples, palm sugar, walnut, cocoa, rye and spice notes that..
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Yunnan Jig

Yunnan Jig

Yunnan Jig is a black tea from the Yunnan province of China, the birthplace of tea itself. Yunnan black tea is easily identified by its abundance of soft golden tips, and savory cocoa and black pepper flavors. It is a very forgiving tea; will not taste bitter when over-steeped. Our Yunnan Jig black tea has a sweet, almost creamy aroma. Rich and savory flavor, with..
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Keemun Tea

Keemun Tea

Premium loose leaf keemun tea Origin: China, Anhui Province. A splendor of toasty flavor and aroma! The most refined and perhaps the most well-known of Chinese black teas, this Keemun is handpicked in Anhui Province. This tea has an indescribable flavor, with the most delicate hints of smoky pine, orchid, crushed apple and a rich, sweet body.Features:Premium loose lea..
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