Tea is classified into six categories: green tea, white tea, yellow tea, blue tea (oolong tea), black tea, and dark tea. This site introduces the various teas that CHAMART has sampled.

The photo in this article is black tea BOP produced in Rwanda. Even if the same black tea BOP, the color of brewed tea and flavor is different depending on the production area.

Black tea
Fully fermented tea
BOP (Broken Orange Pekoe): Broken type of Orange Pekoe which includes fannings and dust.
Production area: 
The BOP of black tea in this article is produced in Rwanda, but BOP is produced in other African countries, India, Sri Lanka and Nepal too.
Flavor: The tea has almost no bitterness or astringency and is very easy to drink with a refreshing flavor. The tea is good to drink with or without milk or sugar.

The black tea in this article was sold at Selectea http://www.selectea.co.jp

Related article on the site: “Tea of Rwanda“

Reference: 
荒木安正、松田昌夫著(2002) 紅茶の事典 初版 柴田書店
大森正司、阿南豊正、伊勢村護、加藤みゆき、滝口明子、中村羊一郎編(2017) 茶の事典 初版第一刷 朝倉書店

*The site does not describe all “Teas of Japan” or all “Teas of the World”. Additionally, each article expresses the writer’s personal experience and feelings.
*The information provided on this site may be updated. If you find any information in this article that is incorrect, new, or incomplete, please contact CHAMART.