Posts tagged with "CTC"



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Tuesday Tea Tasting Assam1860's packaging asks me boldly: “HELLO, FANCY A CUP OF GOURMET TEA?" I don't normally talk to boxes but I have to answer: “YES, ALWAYS!" Their black tea from the upper banks of Moran circle in Assam is strong stuff - just show the teabag a boiling kettle and your tea is brewed. Why? Because its CTC tea - no I didn't know what this meant either - but apparently it stands for 'crush, tear, curl' a method of processing black tea in which the leaves are passed through...