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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assam tea canonical | 1 |
| Camellia sinensis var. assamica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7640681 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assam tea Context triple: [Tea City of India, associatedWithState, Assam tea]
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A.
Darjeeling tea
Darjeeling tea is a highly prized, aromatic black tea from the Himalayan foothills, celebrated for its delicate flavor, floral notes, and status as the “champagne of teas.”
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B.
Kangra tea
Kangra tea is a distinctive variety of Indian tea from the Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, prized for its delicate flavor and aromatic quality.
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C.
Keemun black tea
Keemun black tea is a renowned Chinese black tea variety prized for its rich, mellow flavor and aromatic, winey notes.
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D.
Tea City of India
Tea City of India is a popular nickname for Dibrugarh, a major tea-producing and commercial hub in the Indian state of Assam.
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E.
Darjeeling tea GI
Darjeeling tea GI is the protected geographical indication status that legally recognizes and safeguards authentic Darjeeling tea produced exclusively in the Darjeeling region of West Bengal, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Assam tea Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Darjeeling tea
Darjeeling tea is a highly prized, aromatic black tea from the Himalayan foothills, celebrated for its delicate flavor, floral notes, and status as the “champagne of teas.”
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B.
Kangra tea
Kangra tea is a distinctive variety of Indian tea from the Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, prized for its delicate flavor and aromatic quality.
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C.
Keemun black tea
Keemun black tea is a renowned Chinese black tea variety prized for its rich, mellow flavor and aromatic, winey notes.
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D.
Tea City of India
Tea City of India is a popular nickname for Dibrugarh, a major tea-producing and commercial hub in the Indian state of Assam.
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E.
Darjeeling tea GI
Darjeeling tea GI is the protected geographical indication status that legally recognizes and safeguards authentic Darjeeling tea produced exclusively in the Darjeeling region of West Bengal, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Assam tea Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Camellia sinensis var. assamica