Learn Red Tea by Flavor

Chinese red tea flavor doesn't come from the region printed on the bag. It comes from three things: the tree, the craft, and where it grew. This wheel is built from 33 well-documented red teas, grouped by which of those three actually decides the taste.

Outer ring · region Jiangnan 江南 Huanan 华南 Xinan 西南 Jiangbei 江北 — none in this set

Wedge size = how many of the 33 teas actually landed there, not search popularity. "Clean & Sweet" is the biggest wedge because variety, craft, and environment can each independently produce that profile — that's an honest finding, not a gap. The outer ring shows each wedge's real region mix on purpose: notice most wedges pull from more than one region, and most regions feed more than one wedge. Region alone doesn't predict flavor.

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This wheel only covers the 33 red teas with the most complete flavor research. The full Tea Directory has all our green and black tea entries — search by name, province, or flavor tag, and get in touch if you're sourcing.

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