Turkish tea
I tried Turkish tea for the first time today. Reminds me of Lapsong Souchong but without the smoked bacon flavor. This is a good thing. Where does Turkish tea stand in the hierarchy of black teas?
By hierarchy I mean value. Based on the global market, I suppose. Like, at a tea auction, would Turkish tea (in general, I'm sure it varies by estate) fetch more than, less than, or the same as Darjeeling/Assam/Ceylon/Keemum/etc.
Teaclass is interesting for someone brewing the first pot or two but doesn't go into much detail beyond the basics.
Teaclass is interesting for someone brewing the first pot or two but doesn't go into much detail beyond the basics.
Re: Turkish tea
Depends what you mean by Turkish tea. There are two types of Turkish tea. Tea grown in Turkey, of which I know very little. I had it once about 10 years ago from the Covent Garden Tea house (https://www.theteahouseltd.com/). It reminded me a bit of a low quality Chinese black tea.
And there is also tea drunk in the Turkish way. In Britain when you go into a Turkish Restaurant and order Turkish tea, you never get tea from Turkey, but you get a low grade broken Ceylon tea brewed very strong in a Samovar and sweetened with lumps of sugar. Tea is drunk from small tea glasses.
And there is also tea drunk in the Turkish way. In Britain when you go into a Turkish Restaurant and order Turkish tea, you never get tea from Turkey, but you get a low grade broken Ceylon tea brewed very strong in a Samovar and sweetened with lumps of sugar. Tea is drunk from small tea glasses.