Black Tea Processing

How Black Tea is made: withering, rolling, full oxidation and firing, step by step, and how each stage builds aroma, taste and liquor color.

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Fa Jiao: The Oxidation Step That Makes Black Tea

Fa Jiao: The Oxidation Step That Makes Black Tea

The defining step for red tea is oxidation, fa jiao (发酵), and it is the longest controlled wait in tea.

2026-09-09 3 views

Key Process Points for Red (black) Tea

Key Process Points for Red (black) Tea

Red tea is made on four control points, and the process is unusually well understood at factory scale.

2026-09-09 3 views

How Red (black) Tea Is Made Across Regions

How Red (black) Tea Is Made Across Regions

Zhengshan Xiaozhong from Tongmu in the Wuyi mountains is the oldest style, and it is smoked over pine.

2026-09-09 2 views

Red (black) Tea: Hand-Made Versus Machine-Made

Red (black) Tea: Hand-Made Versus Machine-Made

Rollers do the rolling, chambers do the oxidation , and dryers do the firing in almost every factory.

2026-09-09 5 views

How Black Tea Is Made: Step-by-Step Process

How Black Tea Is Made: Step-by-Step Process

Wither brings the leaf down to roughly 60 per cent moisture, soft enough to roll without shredding.

2026-09-09 7 views

The Plucking Standard for Red (black) Tea

The Plucking Standard for Red (black) Tea

What leaf is picked for red (black) tea, and why the plucking standard drives grade.

2026-09-09 3 views