Black Tea: Russian Caravan

Last Updated: May. 17, 2010

Russian Caravan tea, sometimes just called caravan tea, or other names involving "Russian", is a blend of black teas that involves lapsang souchong blended with other black tea. The name refers to a style of tea that was transported by caravan from China through Mongolia and into Russia, starting in the late 1600's.[1] The other types of black tea used in the blend are virtually endless, and commonly include such teas as Assam, Keemun, or Darjeeling.

Lapsang souchong imparts a smoky aroma to the tea, and the resulting blend is usually quite smoky. Typically the other teas used in the blend have a stronger quality than the Lapsang souchong, which tends to be very mellow on its own.

Because both Lapsang souchong and the other black teas used to create the Russian Caravan blend come in many different grades and qualities, Russian Caravan itself comes in many different grades and has widely variable quality.

Listings of this style of tea: (11 including sub-styles - hide sub-styles)

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	Tea:	Brand:	Region:	# Ratings:
	Russian Caravan	Peet's Coffee and Tea	China	1
	Russian Caravan	Choice Organic Teas	China	0
	Luxurious Russian Travel	The Tea Set	?????	0
	Russian Caravan Sweet	Mrs Kellys Tea	Blend	0
	Russian Caravan Smoky	Mrs Kellys Tea	Blend	0
	TB60: Russian Caravan	Upton Tea Imports	Blend	0
	TB70: Finest Russian Caravan	Upton Tea Imports	Blend	0
	Russian Caravan	TeaSource	Blend	0
	Samovar	Kusmi Tea	Blend	0
	Caravan Black Tea	Stash Tea	Blend	0
	Russian Samovar Tea	TeaGschwendner	Blend	0

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