Assam tea
E677840
Assam tea is a robust, malty black tea variety grown in India’s northeastern Assam region, renowned worldwide for its strong flavor and use in breakfast blends like English and Irish Breakfast tea.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camellia sinensis var. assamica | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black tea
ⓘ
tea ⓘ |
| altitudeRange | low elevation ⓘ |
| associatedWith | strong breakfast teas ⓘ |
| caffeineContent | high ⓘ |
| canBe |
loose leaf
ⓘ
tea bags ⓘ |
| climateRequirement |
humid
ⓘ
tropical ⓘ |
| colorWhenBrewed |
dark brown
ⓘ
deep amber ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| cultivatedAlong | Brahmaputra River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Assam region of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flavorProfile |
malty
ⓘ
robust ⓘ strong ⓘ |
| globalReputation | one of the world’s largest tea-producing regions ⓘ |
| grownIn |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brahmaputra Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| harvestSeason |
first flush
ⓘ
second flush ⓘ |
| leafType | large-leaf ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northeast India ⓘ |
| majorUse |
blending tea
ⓘ
single-origin tea ⓘ |
| marketForm |
bulk tea
ⓘ
packaged retail tea ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | second flush teas often have a rich malty flavor ⓘ |
| originPeriod | 19th century commercial cultivation ⓘ |
| processingMethod |
CTC
ⓘ
fully oxidized ⓘ orthodox ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tasteDescriptor |
brisk
ⓘ
malty sweetness ⓘ |
| tasteDescriptor | full-bodied ⓘ |
| teaPlantVariety | Camellia sinensis var. assamica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalServingStyle |
with milk
ⓘ
with sugar ⓘ |
| typicalServingTemperature | hot ⓘ |
| usedFor | masala chai ⓘ |
| usedIn |
English breakfast tea
ⓘ
Irish breakfast tea ⓘ breakfast tea blends ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Camellia sinensis var. assamica