Tea breeds & varieties
20 named types — desirability tiers S (best) through F.
SGyokuro
Origin: JP, Japan
Grading: Competition grade Competition grade · Standard Standard
SMatcha Cultivar
Origin: JP, Japan
Grading: Ceremonial Ceremonial · Culinary Culinary · Premium Premium
SDarjeeling
Origin: IN, India
Grading: Autumnal Autumnal · First Flush First Flush · FTGFOP FTGFOP
SDa Hong Pao
Origin: CN, China
Grading: Banyan (half rock) Banyan (half rock) · Zhengyan (true rock) Zhengyan (true rock) · Zhou tea (riverbank) Zhou tea (riverbank)
SLongjing
Origin: CN, China
Grading: Pre-Guyu Pre-Guyu · Pre-Qingming Pre-Qingming · Shi Feng Shi Feng
SDragon Well
Origin: CN, GB, US, China
Grading: Pre-Guyu Pre-Guyu · Pre-Qingming Pre-Qingming · Shi Feng Shi Feng
SSilver Needle
Origin: CN, GB, China
Grading: Grade 1 Grade 1 · Superfine Superfine
ATieguanyin
Origin: CN, China
Grading: Grade 1 Grade 1 · Imperial Imperial · Jade Jade
ASencha
Origin: JP, Japan
Grading: Ichibancha Ichibancha · Nibancha Nibancha
AKeemun
Origin: CN, GB, US, China
Grading: Congou Congou · Hao Ya A Hao Ya A · Hao Ya B Hao Ya B
BAssam
Origin: IN, India
Grading: BOP BOP · BP BP · FBOP FBOP
BCeylon
Origin: LK, Sri Lanka
Grading: BOP BOP · FBOP FBOP · OP OP
CBai Mu Dan
Origin: CN, China
Grading: Grade 1 Grade 1 · Grade 2 Grade 2 · Special grade Special grade
CCamellia sinensis
Origin: CN, JP, GB, IN
CCamellia sinensis assamica
Origin: IN, LK, CN, India
Grading: CTC CTC · FBOP FBOP · TGFOP TGFOP
CCamellia sinensis sinensis
Origin: CN, JP
CLapsang Souchong
Origin: CN, GB, China
Grading: Heavy smoke Heavy smoke · Light smoke Light smoke · Tongmu traditional Tongmu traditional
CSheng Pu-erh
Origin: CN, China
Grading: Cake Cake · Ecological garden Ecological garden · Old arbor Old arbor
CShou Pu-erh
Origin: CN, China
Grading: Brick Brick · Cake Cake · Gongting (court) Gongting (court)
CYunnan
Origin: CN, China
Grading: Congou Congou · Golden Bud Golden Bud · Pure Gold Pure Gold