A district in the hills of southern India that produces excellent black teas.

The third leaf from the tip.  Larger and more course than the newer shoots.

Refers to a British meal taken mid afternoon, comprising of sandwiches, scones,and pastries accompanied by tea. The 7th Duchess of Bed ford is believed to have started the tradional afternoon tea in the early in the 19th century.

Teas harvested in autumn. The term is typically associated with teas from India and Formosa.

A region in northeastern India.  Currently the single largest tea growing estate in the world.

Japanese tea that has been cured in baskets by firing or drying.

Tea made by Australian bushmen in billy cans.

Tea that has been fired or dried after the fermentation or Oxidation period of manufacture.

Tea taster who decides on the proportions of each different tea required to produce the flavor of a given blend.

Common grades of Chinese and Japananes tea mixed with stalk and dust and molded into bricks under high pressure. Originally these bricks were used by Asian travelers as convenient way to transport the tea. Tea bricks were also used to barter for trade goods