• Premium Tea Blends: Variety, Taste, And Value

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  Oct 28

  The majority of teas that are purchased today are blends. This is due to the fact that truly pure teas are never duplicated. A fine black tea will taste differently due to variances in where the tea is grown and the time of year that it is harvested.
  
  There are two main reasons in creating premium tea blends. The first reason is just an attempt to secure invariable quality of a certain tea. Then tea blend will be optimized by prime cost and become a mixture of a small amount of good tea with a greater amount of second-rate tea. The second reason for tea blends is the creation of new tastes.
  
  The tea plant, Camellia Sinensis, is usually referred to both China, and parts of India. Wild tea plants can grow more that 90 feet. In the past they trained monkeys to pick the leaves and throw them down, where they were collected. Today plants are kept to a height of about three feet for easy picking and cultivated as a plantation crop. All premium tea blends are then stored in airtight containers out of direct sunlight, so that they do not loose their flavor or take on foreign aromas.
  
  In addition to being warming and having a great taste, tea is very beneficial to your health. Over 25 different countries produce tea, the key players including China, Nepal, India, Japan and Sri Lanka. Thus there are at least 2000 varieties of tea.
  
  The three main categories of tea are: Black, Green, and Oolong, each with its own varieties. Black and Green teas originate from the same tea plant, but are being processed differently. Black tea is oxidized for several hours before drying. And Green tea is steamed immediately after picking. Oolong (green/black) tea is also partially fermented to preserve some of the delicate flavor of the black tea. Green Tea has long been known as a health tonic, elixir, and satisfying beverage. Many scientific researches today have proved that fact.
  
  During the Tang Dynasty in China, which lasted from 6816 to 906 B.C., tea transformed into the nationally acclaimed beverage. Tea delivery prior to those times was a very lengthy and arduous process, since the Suez Canal had not yet been opened. Receiving tea all the way from Europe, whether by ocean or land delivery, took months and usually meant weak tea that had suffered loss of quality. When sent by boat, tea was called “Canton” tea, and tea delivered by land was called “Caravan” tea. Caravan tea was usually favored because of its better quality.
  
  Today tea has become a large industry. Besides the premium tea blends, you can buy many related products and even gift kits that would be truly appreciated by your family, friends, and colleagues. For example: themed tea gift baskets, Tea and chocolate, tea chests, teapots, Christmas gift baskets, gift baskets with/without teapots, mugs and so on. Just get online and read some of the tea blends reviews.

  Today tea has become a large industry. Since most completely pure teas are never the same, almost all teas available today are blends. A fine black tea plucked on a certain date from a particular estate or region will vary from year to year. All premium tea blends are stored out of the sunlight in an air tight environment to maintain the integrity and flavor of the tea leaf. For example: themed tea gift baskets, Tea and chocolate, tea chests, teapots, Christmas gift baskets, gift baskets with/without teapots, mugs and so on. Just get online and read some of the tea blends reviews.

  - Sveinung Skoglund

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