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Black Tea: Bohea

Last Updated: Mar. 15, 2010

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Slightly Curled, Wiry Black Tea Leaves with Golden Tips
Panyang Bohea Select
from Upton Tea
Bohea is a type of black tea originating in the Wuyi mountains in Fujian, China. It is famous for being the type of tea thrown overboard in the Boston Tea Party.[1] Bohea tea comes from a particular variety of tea plant.[2]

Bohea has a smoky aroma, similar to Lapsang Souchong.

References:

1. What kind of tea was destroyed at the Boston Tea Party?, Boston Tea Party Historical Society, Retrieved Oct. 20, 2009.

2. Diana Rosen, Teas of Yore: Bohea, Hyson and Congou, TeaMuse, Oct, 2003.



Listings of this style of tea: (1 including sub-styles - hide sub-styles)

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F : Fair Trade | O : Organic | CF : Caffeine Free | D : Decaffeinated

Leaf: L Loose | T Teabag | S Sachet | B Bloom | C Compressed
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LZP97: Panyang Bohea SelectUpton Tea ImportsChina0

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