Russian Caravan for the greater expense and difficulty of its carriage by this route. Anecdotal evidence had it that during the camel caravan journeys, the teas took on the smoky taste of the campfires. Only the lapsang souchong (if present) in the blend, however, is actually smoke-dried. Some blends use yunnan black tea, together with keemun and lapsang souchong to achieve full bodied, strong copper colored, smokey, and heavy flavored tea with a smooth and mellow aftertaste. Russian Caravan Russian Caravan is a blend of oolong, keemun, and lapsang souchong teas, all produced from "Camellia sinensis" the Chinese tea plant. It is
Korean tea at per capita, compared to for coffee - grain teas are served in many restaurants instead of water. Herbal and fruit teas are commonly served, both hot and cold. Korean tea Korean tea is a beverage consisting of boiled water infused with leaves (such as the tea plant "Camellia sinensis"), roots, flowers, fruits, grains, edible mushrooms, or seaweed. According to the "Record of Gaya", cited in the "Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms", the legendary queen Heo Hwang-ok, a princess of Ayodhya, brought the "Camellia sinensis" (var. "assamica") tea plant from India to Korea and planted it on Baegwolsan, a mountain