Fermented tea is a class of tea that has undergone microbial fermentation, from several months to many years. The exposure of the tea leaves to humidity and oxygen during the process also causes endo-
Golden melon pu'er tea
Pu'er tea from Yunnan, China
jin hua hei cha from Liu Bao with Aspergillus cristatus, formerly Eurotium cristatum
Chinese teas can be classified into six distinctive categories: white, green, yellow, oolong, black and post-fermented. Others add categories for scented and compressed teas. All of these come from va