Glossary of Tea Terms and Phrases

No guide to tea would be complete without definitions for all the terminology associated with the various tea growing regions, styles of tea, tea grades, processing methods and tea-tasting terms.

Here you'll find an A to Z of all the jargon you may come across whilst buying, making or drinking tea, from phrases like "Agony of the Leaves" to terms such as "Yunnan", along with everything in between.

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