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5 Teas I Would Like to Explore More

If you are anything like me, there are always teas you’d like to try—or ones you’ve sampled before and meant to revisit.

Here are five teas I’d love to explore a bit more:

1. Yellow Tea

This is a relatively rare type of tea, and one that many people may not be familiar with.

I certainly hadn’t heard much about

yellow tea

until well into my tea journey.

Distinct from

white tea
,

green tea
,

oolong tea
,
and

black tea
,
it is produced only in China, which helps explain why it remains relatively obscure.

It’s light and delicate—similar in some ways to white or green tea, but with its own distinct character.

I’ve only tried it a handful of times, so I’d really like to explore it more fully.

2. Devonshire Tea

This black tea is grown in Kenya but packaged by a company in Devon, England.

I tend to stick to familiar black teas, but this is one I’ve enjoyed in the past and would love to bring back into regular rotation.

3. Scottish Breakfast Tea


Scottish Breakfast tea

is one I’ve had less often compared to other breakfast blends.

It’s time to revisit it—and maybe even do a proper comparison with other breakfast teas.

Scottish Breakfast tea leaves


Scottish Breakfast tea

4. Pouchong (Baozhong) Tea


Pouchong tea

is something I explored briefly in

this earlier article
.

While I now understand it a bit better, I still feel like I’ve only scratched the surface. There’s plenty more to discover within this fascinating category.

5. Earl Grey Green Tea


Earl Grey green tea

is one I approach with a bit of hesitation.

I enjoy the traditional black version and occasionally the white variation, but I’m not entirely convinced the bergamot flavor will pair as well with a green tea base.

Still, curiosity wins—I’d like to try it before forming a final opinion.

Final Thoughts

Exploring new teas—or revisiting ones you’ve overlooked—is one of the most rewarding parts of being a tea enthusiast.

There’s always something new to discover in the world of tea.

See more of Elise Nuding’s articles

here
.

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8 responses to “5 Teas I Would Like to Explore More”

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  6. I don’t have any intelligent things to say about the first three…but, on 4 and 5:

    I love Pouchong / Bao Zhong. It’s not the most diverse class of teas though…for the most part, the ones I’ve had have ranged from very good to very bad, but the good ones were pretty similar to each other.

    And with Earl Grey Green tea…I have a recommendation on that one. If you can get your hands on Hyson’s “Earl Grey Leaf Green Tea” — loose-leaf, large-leaf Ceylon green tea flavored with Bergamot oil…that tea was absolutely exquisite. (Hyson in this case is a brand, not the type of green tea–“hyson” can also refer to a type or grade of green tea, confusingly.) It may be a little tricky to obtain, but I heartily recommend going out of your way to get your hands on that one.

    1. For some reason, WordPress is suddenly posting comments without my approval. I had to unapprove this one until I could read it. You make good points, Alex, however the author of the article was speaking in fairly general terms of her personal experiences. Thanks for your input!

    2. By the way, since this is the official blog of The English Tea Store, I have to recommend their Earl Grey Green Tea (love it!). http://www.englishteastore.com/1mt-egg.html

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