Merkaba Teas, Vietnam Black Tea

Origin: Vietnam.

The most common drink in a tea growing country with the highest expands of tea production and exports. The fine and pretty whole black
leaves produce a medium bodied cup with a dark golden liquor. The full round taste at a reasonable price really need not fear any
competition from neighboring China.

Vietnamese tea refers to chiefly black tea tea produced within Vietnam. Vietnamese black tea has a reputation for being cheap and is often
used for blending, but this is a misconception as a good teas do exist, mostly of orthodox production. Good quality teas may be tippy and
have similar characteristics to both Keemun and Yunnan teas, without as much smokiness and more sweetness.

At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the French established tea estates in Vietnam, which never produced great quantities of tea, so that
by the following century, they went into decline. Since the end of the Vietnam War, the tea estates have been revitalized and the country's
tea industry is greatly admired for its rapid development and fine teas. Today, a soft green tea called Ha Giang is a popular Vietnamese tea.
With light undertones of fruit and hints of grass, the tea has been grown and consumed for centuries in Vietnam, although it is still known
elsewhere. This is a wonderful accompaniment to fruit-based desserts.

A wonderful delicate black that can easily be enjoyed all day long. Great both hot or cold!