Tea Types. The Tea Spectrum.
Nine categories. One plant. The Tea Spectrum.
Green
绿茶
Unoxidised. Grassy, vegetal, fresh.
46 teas ›
White
白茶
Barely processed. Soft, honey-skinned buds.
13 teas ›
Yellow
黄茶
Rare. A slow yellowing smooths green's edge.
2 teas ›
Oolong
乌龙茶
Partly oxidised. Floral to roasted.
59 teas ›
Red
红茶
Fully oxidised. The Chinese craft tradition. Often called black tea elsewhere.
11 teas ›
Black
Estate tradition. Darjeeling, Assam, Ceylon.
21 teas ›
Dark
黑茶
Post-fermented. Earthy, ageable.
10 teas ›
Puer
普洱茶
From Yunnan, in a category of its own.
47 teas ›
Matcha
抹茶
Stone-ground green. Whisked, not steeped.
4 teas ›