Autumnal

Teas harvested in autumn and touched with cool weather. The term is normally applied to teas from India and Formosa.

Ball tea

China tea compressed in a ball to protect it against atmospheric changes.

Basket-fired

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

Billy tea

Tea made by Australian bushmen in billy cans.

Bitter tea

Tea brewing method used in Cashmere. Tea is boiled in a tinned copper vessel, red potash, aniseed and salt are added before it is served from a brass or copper, tinlined teapot.

Black tea

Tea that has been fired or dried after the fermentation or oxidisation period o