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CTC means “crush, tear, and curl”. Teabag tea is also called CTC tea. Orthodox Teas are whole leaf teas manufactured using the traditional process of making tea. CTC Teas are made through the Crush, Tear, and Curl (CTC) process of manufacture producing a granular leaf particle. They comprise of 3 main grades: the brokens, fannings, … Read more

I’m not an expert or even an intermediate level tea drinker, so I’ll try to keep my opinions out of this. This is the second tie kuan yin I’ve had. My first was in a small pack of samplers, and it was far and away the best tea. I wish I remembered where I got … Read more

I know almost nothing about Indian tea, except that it’s called chai. My ignorance is profound, so I asked on Quora a little bit, and also read several posts, about Indian tea. The gist is this: the common style of tea is to start with a black tea, like Assam region or Darjeeling region teas, … Read more