Darjees Colonial Black

Darjees Colonial Black tea is the completely oxidized leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Known as "red tea" in China, for the color of its infused cup, black tea is hearty and full-flavored, with an inherent sweetness and underlying malty note.

This tea is Flowery Orange Pekoe (FOP), which designates whole tender leaves rolled with substantial leaf tips, a guarantee of quality and consistency in both color and flavor.

TEAME Profile:  BA3

Darjees Revolutionary Profile

Following the Boston Tea Party in late 1773, when over 92,000 pounds of tea was thrusted overboard from the Beaver, Dartmouth, and Eleanor ships by the Sons of Liberty, tea became unpatriotic to drink and was widely replaced by coffee.  John Adams and many other Americans considered tea drinking to be unpatriotic following the Boston Tea Party. Tea drinking declined during and after the Revolution, resulting in a shift to coffee as the preferred hot drink.