Tea Comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of 26 popular tea match-ups - flavor, processing, brewing, and price.

• Sencha vs Gyokuro

  Japan's everyday green vs its most prized shade-grown leaf

• Matcha vs Sencha

  Powdered ceremony vs steeped simplicity - two faces of Japanese green tea

• Darjeeling vs Assam

  India's delicate 'Champagne of Tea' vs its bold malty powerhouse

• Earl Grey vs English Breakfast

  Perfumed elegance vs robust morning fuel - Britain's two iconic blends

• Silver Needle vs White Peony

  The purest buds vs the fuller leaf - white tea's elegant spectrum

• Tieguanyin vs Da Hong Pao

  Southern grace vs northern fire - China's two most legendary oolongs

• Hojicha vs Genmaicha

  Roasted warmth vs toasted rice - Japan's two coziest teas

• Sheng Pu-erh vs Shou Pu-erh

  Raw vs ripe - the ancient divide in the world of fermented tea

• Dragon Well vs Biluochun

  Flat chestnut elegance vs spiraling floral sweetness - China's green tea rivalry

• Lapsang Souchong vs Keemun

  Pine-smoked boldness vs wine-like refinement - China's black tea extremes

• Oriental Beauty vs Ali Shan

  Bug-bitten honey vs high-mountain freshness - Taiwan's oolong treasures

• Ceylon vs Assam

  Sri Lankan brightness vs Indian malt - two pillars of the global tea trade

• Gyokuro vs Dragon Well

  Japanese shade-grown umami vs Chinese pan-fired sweetness - East Asia's finest greens

• Matcha vs Gyokuro

  Whisked intensity vs steeped refinement - Japan's two shade-grown jewels

• Silver Needle vs Darjeeling

  Chinese whisper vs Himalayan song - minimal processing meets mountain terroir

• Tieguanyin vs Oriental Beauty

  Iron Goddess orchid vs bug-bitten honey - two oolongs shaped by entirely different forces

• Shou Pu-erh vs Liu Bao

  Yunnan's ripe powerhouse vs Guangxi's aged classic - the post-fermented tea divide

• Green Tea vs Black Tea

  The world's two most popular tea types - what actually makes them different?

• Matcha vs Green Tea

  One is a powder you drink whole, the other is a leaf you steep - both are green tea

• Oolong Tea vs Green Tea

  Partial oxidation creates a completely different world of flavor

• White Tea vs Green Tea

  The least processed tea versus the world's most popular - a study in subtlety

• Darjeeling vs Assam

  India's elegant 'Champagne of teas' versus its bold, malty powerhouse

• Sencha vs Dragon Well

  Japan's steamed green versus China's pan-fired classic - two philosophies of green tea

• Da Hong Pao vs Rou Gui

  Two legends from the same Wuyi cliffs - mineral depth vs cinnamon fire

• Chai vs Earl Grey

  India's spiced tradition versus England's perfumed classic - two iconic flavored teas

• Pu-erh vs Black Tea

  Aged and fermented versus fully oxidized - two dark teas that couldn't be more different