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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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Tea

The name originally given to tea growing plantations or estates. The Japanese cultivated tea gardens within their temples and palace grounds and had copied this idea from the Chinese. Today, the term ...

Golden

Beverages; Tea

Refers to the orange coloured tips present in high quality black tea

Grade

Beverages; Tea

Term used to describe a tea leaf or particle size of leaf. Green Tea Tea that is withered, immediately steamed or heated to kill the enzymes and then rolled and dried. It has a light appearance and ...

Grainy

Beverages; Tea

Describes primary grades of well-made CTC teas such as Pekoe dust

Green

Beverages; Tea

When referring to black tea liquor denotes an immature 'raw' character. This is mostly due to under fermenting and sometimes to under withering during manufacture.

Green tea

Beverages; Tea

Un-oxidized, dried tea, mostly found in China and Japan. They are not steamed, but dried without being permitted to oxidize. Thus, they maintain their green color. They are generally not graded into ...