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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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Dark

Beverages; Tea

A dark or dull colour that usually indicates poorer leaf quality.

Display tea

Beverages; Tea

A tea that has a special appearance once steeped.

Dull

Beverages; Tea

Lacks brightness and usually denotes poor tea. Can be due to faulty making (manufacture) and firing or a high moisture content.

Dust

Beverages; Tea

The smallest and usually lower quality grade of tea commonly used in commercial teabags.

Bohea

Beverages; Tea

Tea from the Wu-i Hills in Fukien, China. Originally was applied to black China tea and to tea from Indonesia. In the 18th century Bohea (Bo-hee) was the name given to the tea drink.

Break

Beverages; Tea

An amount of tea, comprising a given number of chests or sacks of tea.

Brick tea

Beverages; Tea

Common grades of China and Japan tea mixed with stalk and dust and moulded into bricks under high pressure. Originally, these bricks were used by Asian travellers as convenient way of carrying the ...

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