Bold and comforting
Black Tea
Fully oxidised leaves give black tea its deep colour and robust flavour. Think Assam, Ceylon, English Breakfast and Earl Grey.
The essentials
- Tea family
- Camellia sinensis
- Origin
- India, Sri Lanka, China
- Strength
- Strong
- Caffeine
- High
- With milk?
- Beautifully
- Best time
- Morning
How to brew black tea
- Water
- 95–100°C
- Steep
- 3–5 min
- Leaf
- 1 heaped teaspoon per cup