Processing

When the leaves are picked, they are fried, kneaded and twisted, but instead of being dried as Green Tea is, the leaves are sprinkled with water and placed in huge piles under cloth to ferment before being dried. The resulting leaves have a dark black color, giving this category of tea its name. The fermentation process is extremely exacting and a closely guarded secret. Only a Tea Master after decades of study is considered good enough to produce this tea. Once brewed, the liquid has a strong aroma with a thick and robust flavor. It is very different from Green Tea. The most famous variety of this category of tea is the famous Puer Tea from Yunnan Province. For man