Glossary

Tea Types

Blend

A tea made by combining leaves from different gardens, regions, harvests or species.

Blending is its own craft. English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Russian Caravan and Irish Breakfast are all blends — designed for consistency in flavour, body and price across years. Single-origin tea takes the opposite philosophy.

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