Tea Regions

CHINA

China is, without question, the source of all tea and tea knowledge.

The huge variety of tea to be found in China means that for whatever type of tea you are looking for, you should look to China before looking anywhere else.

Tea is produced in seventeen principle regions in China, all of which have the right climates and landscapes to produce the best tea in the world; high altitude tea fields with humidity and rainfall. 

Black, oolong, green, white, yellow and puerh teas are all produced in China.

Chinese teas cover the complete spectrum of flavours to be found in truly great tea, from spring fresh green teas to rich and floral oolongs, and complex black teas and puerhs.

For further information on the tea regions of China, please see here.

INDIA

India is home to many major tea-producing regions, most notably Assam, Nilgiri and Darjeeling.

India is one of the largest producers of black tea in the world, if not the largest; with an annual harvest exceeding 1,000,000 tons, half of which is produced in Assam alone. India produces around a third of the tea produced in the world every year.

Indian teas range in flavour from fragrant Darjeelings to rich and robust Assam black teas.

For more information on the tea regions of India, please see here.

JAPAN

Tea was brought to Japan from China. Much of the Song dynasty’s knowledge of whisking powdered tea into froth still remains common in Japan even though it is no longer practiced in China.

Tea in Japan plays a vital role in custom, philosophy and everyday life.

The main teas produced in Japan are Sencha, Gyokuro and Genmai Cha.

Japanese teas are characterised by vegetal flavours and sweetness for green teas which have been steamed and by warm, roasted flavours for teas such as Genmaicha and Hojicha.

For further information on the tea regions of Japan, please see here.

TAIWAN

Top quality tea in Taiwan is cultivated and processed at higher altitudes than in most other regions of Asia and the Indian Sub-continent.

The bulk of the tea produced in Taiwan oolong tea and is considered by connoisseurs to be the finest Oolong produced anywhere in the world.

Taiwanese oolong teas are renowned for their thick and creamy texture and full and floral aroma.

For further information on the tea regions of Taiwan, please see here.

SRI LANKA

With its favourable weather conditions and fertile soil, the production of Ceylon tea is the Sri Lanka's single largest agricultural crop.

Formerly the world’s largest producer of tea, economic and political setbacks have forced Sri Lanka to reduce its yield, though what tea is produced today remains high in quality and in heavy demand the world over

Sri Lankan teas are full-bodied, rich and soothing.

For further information on the tea regions of Sri Lanka, please see here